Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
>I was just wondering, if there's such a thing as "disk defragmenter" in
>linux, or something similar to windows', "disk defragmenter"

Yes, but you don't need it and it can seriously mess up your filesystem. The ext2 filesystem that Linux uses was designed a bit more intelligently than FAT, and does not suffer nearly as badly from file fragmentation. This question crops up every so often; it tends to lead to people yelling at each other. Go to http://deja.com/home_ps.shtml , search comp.os.linux.misc for "fragmentation", and you'll find a number of threads discussing this very topic. HTH,

Matt G

documented on: 2000.10.25 Wed 21:51:01