Re: Is any file system on Linux appropriate for very large directories?

Marty Leisner (leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com)
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 20:57:13 PDT

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Databases often treat the data as one big file...

If you want to use the filesystem, just use directories and have
a hierarchy represent your database...

If you want speed, get a real database...

Most Unix-style algorithms favor simplicity...(KISS).

marty

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