size of a directory

[Ambarish]

Is there any way to set limit on a given directory under Unix/Linux?

In other words, given a directory /some/dir, say, is there any way to set a size limit of N bytes, (or blocks), say, so that whenever the size exceeds this limit because of a file being written in here, it will not allow the file to be written.

[Sidewinder]

I really like Google, you find out so much stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with what your looking for.

A user's home directory can be limited by the system administrator. Apparently, all other directories are limited by the size of the hard disk(s).

Hope this helps.