> On does not need to modify fsck to "shrink" directories at boot time -
> this shell script should do the job (i've not tested it now and it's not
> perfect - but it shows the basic idea):
>
> find / -type d -fstype ext2 |
> while read dirname
> do
> mkdir $dirname.new_version
> mv $dirname/* $dirname.new_version/
if you replace the first 'mv' command with the follow command
permissions and time stamps will be preserved.
find $dirname/ | cpio -pam $dirname.new_version/
> rmdir $dirname
> mv $dirname.new_version $dirname
> done
>
> One of the problems with this script is that it does not preserve the
> permissions of the directories. The fact that it creates new directories
> with new inode numbers shouldn't be a problem since it is started at boot
> time.
>
> It is easier to preserve the permissions useing a little C-Programm.
>
> - clifford
>
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