From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: "Douglas A. Gwyn" Message-ID: <3BC3CBF2.539DA51@null.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: , <27591.1002609695@apnic.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] rewriting paths [was: mv vs cp] Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:05:25 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 0489a9f0-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 George Michaelson wrote: > Something maybe not covered so far is what mv etc do with sparce files, > if memory serves me right some operations are 'safe' and some have a habit > of filling the empty extent with data, having unforseen consequences for > the real size of used disk. > Of course, if 9 doesn't have them, it doesn't have the problem either. It wouldn't much matter, since it's just an optimization issue and could be "fixed".