[nzlug] 'Chunked' file systems?

[Robert Coup]

Cliff Pratt wrote:
> Rather than have a directory with a bunch of tiny files in, which 
> causes havoc with backups and copies and such, is there any way that I 
> can have a 'directory' with a bunch of 'files' that can be copied and 
> or backed up as a unit. I don't know if I've expressed the problem 
> clearly or not....
Something like the loopback filesystem, where you can mount a file as a 
disk?

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1387/

HTH,

Rob :)