> But the surprise is that it was _not_ hidden. It _was_ here under /dist
> ... but apparently not added to the summary made by du(1)? Does du(1)
> "know" that some dir are mount point taking (normally) no real space,
> and skipping them? Because this means one can add whatever files in
> there and fill fossil with du(1) ignoring all...
>
> On a side note, the print from du(1) is not accurate with the "-h" flag:
>
> term% du -sh /
> 347.8285G /
>
> I have megabytes, not gigabytes.
i think your / has mounts and binds that are confusing du. you
need to remount your root file system someplace free of mounts
or binds on top, e.g.:
; mount /srv/boot /n/boot; cd /n/boot
; du -s .>[2=]
4049232 .
; du -sh .>[2=]
3.861649G .
; hoc
4049232 / 1024 / 1024
3.86164855957
- erik
