space(4)                   (Essential Utilities)                   space(4)


   NAME
         space - disk space requirement file

   DESCRIPTION
         space is an ASCII file that gives information about disk space
         requirements for the target environment.  It defines space needed
         beyond that which is used by objects defined in the prototype file-
         for example, files which will be installed with the installf command.
         It should define the maximum amount of additional space which a
         package will require.

         The generic format of a line in this file is:

               pathname  blocks  inodes

         Definitions for the fields are as follows:

         pathname  Specifies a directory name which may or may not be the
                   mount point for a filesystem.  Names that do not begin with
                   a slash (/) indicate relocatable directories.

         blocks    Defines the number of disk blocks required for installation
                   of the files and directory entries contained in the
                   pathname (using a 512-byte block size).

         inodes    Defines the number of inodes required for installation of
                   the files and directory entries contained in the pathname.

   EXAMPLE
         # extra space required by config data which is
         # dynamically loaded onto the system
         data  500   1

   SEE ALSO
         installf(1M), prototype(4)


















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