In list.debian.user you write: >I've just done a fresh install of Sarge 3.1r1 on an 8Gb partition on >an i386 machine here, basic packages only (no "tasks"), and on >checking space usage before proceeding I'm somewhat bemused by the >fact that du and df radically disagree on how much space has been used >so far.
>In *single-user* mode : ># df >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on >/dev/hda8 8354340 343808 7491140 5% / ># du -sk / >835383 >df says ~340Mb used >du says ~830Mb used >that's quite a difference .... Doinig a du from / is going to include all filesystems, not just /dev/hda8. In particular /proc is going to be included and as the size of /proc/kcore is equal to the amount of memory in the box, that could add a sizable chunk to the difference. Try: # du -skx / The -x restricts du to one file system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
