space File

Purpose

Describes the format of a disk space requirements file.

Description

The space file is an ASCII file that gives information about disk space requirements for the target environment. It defines the maximum additional space a package requires (for example, for files that are installed with the installf command).

The generic format of a line in this file is:

   pathname  blocks  inodes

Definitions for the fields are as follows:

Item	Description
*pathname*	Specifies a directory name which may or may not be the mount point for a filesystem. Names that do not begin with a slash (/) indicate relocatable directories.
*blocks*	Defines the number of disk blocks required for installation of the files and directory entries contained in the pathname (using a 512-byte block size).
*inodes*	Defines the number of inodes required for installation of the files and directory entries contained in the pathname.

Examples

   # extra space required by config data which is
   # dynamically loaded onto the system
   data	500	1