How to interpret filefrag results?

[eiver]

First - I really googled a lot for defragmentation and ext3. I also searched these forums. Before I start another huge topic about ext3 fragmentation I just wanted to make sure about one thing:

I executed the command "filefrag" for a 1.4 GB file. (FYI - The file resides on a 32 GB partition on which there is 9 GB free space.)
The results:

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14492 extents found, perfection would be 12 extents

Does this mean that the file has14492 fragments?

[BrianD]

...assuming that report is accurate, yes. The file is stored in 14,492 individual pieces on your drive.

[eiver]

Hmmmm. If what you say is true, then I should probably say something like: "Ha! In your face!" to everyone who keeps saying that ext3 defragmentation is not necessary.

Few more results on other files I have:

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1486 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
1409 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
866 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
2147 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
1751 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
1388 extents found, perfection would be 1 extent
2490 extents found, perfection would be 2 extents