File and directory compression preferences override the compression settings for the volume and server.
From a workstation, click the (the big red N in the Notification area), select , then map a drive to the NSS volume, using the login and password of the admin user.
Use either of the following methods to open the dialog box for the file or directory you want to manage:
In a file manager, navigate to the directory or file you want to manage. Right-click the directory or file, select , then select the tab in the Properties window.
Click the , select , navigate to and select the directory or file you want to manage, click , then select the tab in the NetWare Services window.
Do any of the following:
Select its check box to enable (set) the or attribute.
Deselect its check box to disable (clear) the or attribute.
Click or to accept the changes, or click to back out of the process.
Use the attrib utility at the Linux terminal console prompt to view or modify file and directory attributes for compression on NSS volumes on Linux where compression is enabled.
attrib [options] [filename]
If both the set and clear options are selected, the clear option is completed before the set option. If the filename is not specified, the operation is completed on the current directory.
For example, to set the Don’t Compress attribute for all files in the current directory, enter
attrib --set=dc
For example, to clear the Immediate Compression attribute from the /usr/course/winter/students.sxi file, enter
attrib --clear=ic /usr/course/winter/students.sxi
Enter attrib without options to show the compression attribute information for a specified file or for all files in the directory. You cannot modify Status attributes.
To view the compression status of a file, enter the following at the server console:
attrib filename
Replace filename with the path to the file. For example, to view the attributes of the /usr/course/winter/students.sxi file, enter
attrib /usr/course/winter/students.sxi
To view the compression attributes of all files in the current directory, enter
attrib
Use the flag command ( sys:\public\flag.exe) at a DOS command prompt to view or modify file and directory attributes for compression on NSS volumes on NetWare where compression is enabled.
FLAG is client-side application, not a server-side application. Install the Novell Client for Windows on your workstation, then use the Novell Map Network Drive option in the client menu to map a local drive letter to the sys:\public directory. Open a DOS Command Prompt window, cd to the mapped drive, then issue the flag command from the command line.
flag path [[+ | -] attribute...] [/option...]
The following table provides information about compression-related options for the flag command.
|
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
|
(no parameter) |
If you type FLAG with no parameters, the attribute status of all the files in the current directory is displayed. |
path
|
Specify the path to the file or directory whose attributes or search modes you want to modify. |
+ |
Set specified attributes for a specified file or directory with the + (plus), or specify neither + nor - (minus). If you set and clear attributes in the same command, group all + (plus) attributes together and all - (minus) attributes together. |
- |
Clear attributes from a specified file or directory with the - (minus). If you set and clear attributes in the same command, group all + (plus) attributes together and all - (minus) attributes together. |
attribute
|
Specify the compression-related attribute, such as Immediate Compression ( Ic) or Don’t Compress ( Dc). |
/option
|
Replace option with any available option. Use the /S option to search the subdirectories in the specified directory recursively to apply the command to files in the directory and to its subdirectories and the files beneath them. For other options, see
|
Use the Flag command to set or clear the Immediate Compression attribute for a specified directory.
For example, to set the Immediate Compression attribute for the sys:\course\winter directory, enter
flag sys:\course\winter +Ic
For example, to clear the Immediate Compression attribute from the sys:\course\winter directory, enter
flag sys:\course\winter -Ic
Use the flag command to set or clear the following compression attributes for a specified file.
|
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Dc (Don’t Compress) |
Prevent a specified file from being compressed. |
|
Ic (Immediate compress) |
Compress a file as soon as the operating system can. |
For example, to set the Don’t Compress attribute to all files in the current directory, enter
flag *.* +Dc
For example, to clear the Immediate Compression attribute from the sys:\course\winter\students.sxi file, enter
flag sys:\course\winter\students.sxi -Ic
Status flags show the compression attribute information for a file or directory. You cannot modify Status flags.
|
Status Attribute |
Indicates |
|---|---|
|
Cc (Cannot compress) |
The file or directory cannot be compressed because of limited space savings. |
|
Co (Compressed) |
The file is currently stored in compressed format. |
To view the compression status of a file, enter the following at the server console:
flag path
Replace path with the path to the directory or file. For example, to view the attributes of the students.sxi file in sys:\course\winter directory, enter
flag sys:\course\winter\students.sxi
To view the attributes of all files in the current directory, enter
flag