There is a compressed ext2 (linux) file system. Like any compressed fs though -- it is best left untouched. It is safer and not that much more expensive to get a bigger drive. man is you friend. man -k <topic> gives lots of nice help. There are also numerous HOWTOs in /usr/doc/HOWTO once you install the docs packages.
Egon Schmid wrote: > > Use df (disk free). > For compression you can look for tar and zip. > I don't think that there is disk compression utility. But I could be > wrong. > > -Egon > > On Sat, 2 May 1998, Keith wrote: > > > I would like to know how do I check how much disk space I have left > > on my drives. I am not running xwindows. Does Linux have any type of > > disk compression utility. > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ----------------------------------------------- How can you see, when your mind is not open? How can you think, when your eyes are closed? - Jason Bonham Band, "Ordinary Black and White" ----------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
