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authormpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-12-14 20:54:05 +0000
committermpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1996-12-14 20:54:05 +0000
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Update the newfs(8) man page to reflect current
default values for some options better. Closes PR# 1374.
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@@ -163,15 +163,21 @@ See
for more details on how to set this option.
.It Fl f Ar frag-size
The fragment size of the file system in bytes.
+The default is 1024 bytes.
.It Fl i Ar number of bytes per inode
This specifies the density of inodes in the file system.
-The default is to create an inode for each 2048 bytes of data space.
+The default is to create an inode for every (4 * frag-size) bytes of data space.
If fewer inodes are desired, a larger number should be used;
to create more inodes a smaller number should be given.
.It Fl m Ar free space \&%
The percentage of space reserved from normal users; the minimum free
space threshold.
-The default value used is 10%.
+The default value used is
+defined by
+.Dv MINFREE
+from
+.Ao Pa ufs/ffs/fs.h Ac ,
+currently 8%.
See
.Xr tunefs 8
for more details on how to set this option.
@@ -182,9 +188,9 @@ the disk. Defaults to 1, which essentially disables the rotational position tab
.Pq ``space'' or ``time''
The file system can either be instructed to try to minimize the time spent
allocating blocks, or to try to minimize the space fragmentation on the disk.
-If the value of minfree (see above) is less than 10%,
+If the value of minfree (see above) is less than 8%,
the default is to optimize for space;
-if the value of minfree is greater than or equal to 10%,
+if the value of minfree is greater than or equal to 8%.
the default is to optimize for time.
See
.Xr tunefs 8
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