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 ...
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13 For each directory argument, xfs_estimate estimates the space that
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15 mate does not cross mount points. The following definitions are used:
16 KB = *1024
17 MB = *1024*1024
18 GB = *1024*1024*1024
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20 The xfs_estimate options are:
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23 Use blocksize instead of the default blocksize of 4096 bytes.
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27 xfs_estimate -b 64k /
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30 an XFS filesystem using a blocksize of 64K (65536) bytes.
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32 -v Display more information, formatted.
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36 -? Display usage message.
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39 Use logsize instead of the default log size of 1000 blocks. -i
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46 xfs_estimate -i 1m /
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52 % xfs_estimate -e 10m /var/tmp
53 /var/tmp will take about 4.2 megabytes
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56 % xfs_estimate -v -e 10m /var/tmp
57 directory bsize blocks megabytes logsize
58 /var/tmp 4096 792 4.0MB 10485760
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60 % xfs_estimate -v /var/tmp
61 directory bsize blocks megabytes logsize
62 /var/tmp 4096 3352 14.0MB 10485760
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64 % xfs_estimate /var/tmp
65 /var/tmp will take about 14.0 megabytes
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