[Info-vax] Re; Spiralog, RMS Journaling (was Re: FREESPADRIFT)

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Sture via Info-vax
> Sent: 18-Jun-16 7:52 AM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Re; Spiralog, RMS Journaling (was Re:
> FREESPADRIFT)
> 
[snip]

> 
> >> cf VMS only storing the block sizes of files rather than the number
of
> >> bytes; this can be problematic for utilities ported from a system
which
> >> has an easy/cheap way to supply the exact size in bytes.
> >
> > This was the example Linus Torvalds gave of why he hated VMS...
> 
> Eh?  There are many reasons to dislike an OS but 'hating VMS' for that
> *perceived* problem?  Really?
> 

Btw, it's not that well known, but while the default display of file
size and
device free space is blocks, with OpenVMS, you can also get these values

in bytes as well. 

>From V8.4-2 system:

SYS003> dir sys$system:sysdump.dmp/siz=all

Directory SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]

SYSDUMP.DMP;1           1604596/1604608

Total of 1 file, 1604596/1604608 blocks.
SYS003> set proc/unit=bytes
SYS003> dir sys$system:sysdump.dmp/siz=all

Directory SYS$SYSROOT:[SYSEXE]

SYSDUMP.DMP;1       783.49MB/783.50MB

Total of 1 file, 783.49MB/783.50MB
SYS003> sho dev dsa20

Device                  Device           Error   Volume          Free
Trans Mnt
 Name                   Status           Count    Label          Space
Count Cnt
DSA20:                  Mounted              0 USER2            1.66TB
51   1
$1$DKC1:      (SYS003)  ShadowSetMember      0 (member of DSA20:)
SYS003>

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com