1xfs_estimate(8) System Manager's Manual xfs_estimate(8)
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6 xfs_estimate - estimate the space that an XFS filesystem will take
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9 xfs_estimate [ -h ] [ -b blocksize ] [ -i logsize ]
10 [ -e logsize ] [ -v ] directory ...
11 xfs_estimate -V
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14 For each directory argument, xfs_estimate estimates the space that
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16 mate does not cross mount points. The following definitions are used:
17 KB = *1024
18 MB = *1024*1024
19 GB = *1024*1024*1024
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21 The xfs_estimate options are:
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24 Use blocksize instead of the default blocksize of 4096 bytes.
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28 xfs_estimate -b 64k /
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38 Use logsize instead of the default log size of 1000 blocks. -i
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45 xfs_estimate -i 1m /
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53 % xfs_estimate -e 10m /var/tmp
54 /var/tmp will take about 4.2 megabytes
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57 % xfs_estimate -v -e 10m /var/tmp
58 directory bsize blocks megabytes logsize
59 /var/tmp 4096 792 4.0MB 10485760
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61 % xfs_estimate -v /var/tmp
62 directory bsize blocks megabytes logsize
63 /var/tmp 4096 3352 14.0MB 10485760
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66 /var/tmp will take about 14.0 megabytes
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