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defragging and linux

the default file system (ext2) doesn't need to be defraged as often. it is much better at keeping itself from needing it. if at some point it gets more than 15% or so fragmented there is a e2fsdefrag (IIRC that's the command) that you can run. In my experiance if possibile it was faster to recreate the file system than run it.
 
I was told in another thread that Linux file system is non-fragmenting, and that I didn't need to defrag. But if they make defragging programs for it, it must fragment (right)?
 
NOX

That's not true. It does fragment, just not nearly at the rate of FAT or NTFS. It's really slow to do it too. I've only got one file system over 10% fragmentation and for months its been at over 85% full so that isn't a real suprise. FWIW - I'm not aware of ANY file system that can garuntee it doesn't fragment ever.
 
AFAIK e2fsck is the only program that easily displays the info for you. to run it unmount the partition and then e2fsk /dev/(s|d)d(a-z)(partition number)
 
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