Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:24:07 -0400 From: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MFS root filesystem and static binaries size Message-ID: <CAHzLAVGqzGu2P0vRhdmj2jpaPFHbikmVGmGBy1tO=jN5GK8m=A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFDDX68DyV9ad9qfLWqAKmwVYOxYwBvdEKmFWU%2BnMpEurAvuig@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFDDX68DyV9ad9qfLWqAKmwVYOxYwBvdEKmFWU%2BnMpEurAvuig@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Stanislav Zaharov <root.vagner@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a question regarding the mfsroot file system organization on > installation cd. > How is it possible that we have bigger binary files in ls list while actual > occupied space is less. But when we try to copy these files on similar > filesystem using cp or dd the actual used space is bigger? They are hardlinks. I have a blog post at http://blog.hostileadmin.com/2012/08/21/automating-generation-of-the-mfsroot-gz/ that touches on the subject...read the comments starting at line #76. -- Take care Rick Miller
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