My take is that directory space is allocated not just one entry at a time, but by blocks. So that there may be no noticeable change when objects are added to a directory.
Similarly, on some systems (perhaps older), directory space was not reduced when object are deleted.
So trying to detect a change in directory content by monitoring the size seems to be fruitless.
However, there are, as can be seen from the responses at LQ, that there may be ways to monitor events within a directory. (I thought I had posted a demonstration of that, but I cannot find it just now.)
Best wishes ... cheers, drl
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Hi.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bakunin
Finally: you define some "indenting step" for yourself. Pick anything you are comfortable with. I prefer 5 spaces because i like the clear picture it gives. On the other hand you start pretty soon to get far right if you have many indentation steps. Some prefer only 3 spaces, some even two. One can nest more levels with less indentation but at the same time different parts of the code are not separated as clearly as with more indentation. Find your own optimum but FIND one. Do NOT write code the way you do because you will hate yourself once you have to correct or change your own programs after a while.
Exactly.
In my situation, I almost never format/indent manually because I'm too fallible and there are tools to do this. I apply these continually while I am developing. Here are some:
Best wishes ... cheers, drl
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