unix question: files per directory

[Andrew Klossner]

Larry McVoy writes:

>> How many files can there be in a single UNIX directory ....

> If you are on a POSIX system, try this
> #include <unistd.h>
> dirsentries(dirpath)
> 	char *dirpath;
> {
> 	return pathconf(dirpath, _PC_LINK_MAX);
> }

This will tell you how many directories a directory can contain, not
how many files.  Adding a file to a directory does not increment its
link count.

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