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How to defrag linux partition using e4defrag?

How to install and defragmated linux partition ext4 ext3 using "e4defrag" with terminal?


Open the terminal (CTRL + ALT + T)

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install e4defrag


Open the terminal (CTRL + ALT + T)


$ sudo e4defrag -c /

$ sudo e4defrag -v /

or only directory

$ sudo e4defrag -c /home/


ibm@ibmr60e-ThinkPad-R60e:~$ sudo e4defrag 
Usage : e4defrag [-v] file...| directory...| device...
: e4defrag  -c  file...| directory...| device...




ibm@ibmr60e-ThinkPad-R60e:~$ sudo e4defrag -c /
<Fragmented files>                             now/best       size/ext
1. /var/log/syslog                               2/1            4 KB
2. /var/log/lastlog                              2/1            6 KB
3. /home/ibm/.mozilla/firefox/ilpwg9sp.default/cert8.db
                                                 2/1           66 KB
4. /home/ibm/.config/chromium/BrowserMetrics-active.pma
                                                 6/1          182 KB
5. /home/ibm/.config/chromium/Default/Current Session
                                                 3/1          172 KB

 Total/best extents 121685/121597
 Average size per extent 97 KB
 Fragmentation score 0
 [0-30 no problem: 31-55 a little bit fragmented: 56- needs defrag]
 This directory (/) does not need defragmentation.
 Done.




ibm@ibmr60e-ThinkPad-R60e:~$ sudo e4defrag -v /
....
...
..
[179130/179143]/bin/mount: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179131/179143]/bin/unicode_start: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179132/179143]/bin/loadkeys: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179133/179143] "/bin/bzcmp"
File is not regular file [ NG ]
[179134/179143]/bin/udevadm: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179135/179143]/bin/sleep: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179136/179143]/bin/zgrep: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179137/179143]/bin/ed: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179138/179143]/bin/ntfsfix: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179139/179143]/bin/bzcat: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179140/179143]/bin/loginctl: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179141/179143]/bin/ntfsdump_logfile: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179142/179143]/bin/gzip: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]
[179143/179143]/bin/kbd_mode: 100%  extents: 1 -> 1 [ OK ]

Success: [ 121512/179143 ]
Failure: [ 57631/179143 ]
Total extents: 121583->121575
Fragmented percentage:  0%->0%






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