[plug] directory usage statistics

[W.Kenworthy]

Reiserfs?: Create under /proc/fs/reiserfs a hierarchy of files,
displaying various ReiserFS statistics and internal data at the expense
of making your kernel or module slightly larger (+8 KB). This also
increases the amount of kernel memory required for each mount.

BillK


On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 17:59 +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I need to examine the usage of a directory where an app writes temp
> files.  They will often exist for 1 - 10 seconds or so.  Is there any
> such thing as "top for ls" or a metering tool that can give usage stats
> such as no. of files written/ deleted/ file sizes/ disk space used etc
> for a specific directory.  I'm looking at the possibility of putting the
> app's temp directory in a ram drive but I need to have a good idea of
> what the usage pattern is so I can be sure to have enough ram overhead.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim Bowden