space(4)                                                    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

       REFERENCES
             installf(1M), prototype(4)










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