Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:41:10 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Modulok <modulok@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File size discrepancies Message-ID: <46FD4AC6.7030501@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <64c038660709281127j1df4835bxcbfe4495600fd6d7@mail.gmail.com> References: <64c038660709281127j1df4835bxcbfe4495600fd6d7@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Modulok wrote: > I have a file hierarchy of about 18GiB which was copied from a UFS 2 > file system one hard disk to a UFS 2 file system on a gmirror array. > The size of the two hierarchies differ by 12 bytes according to du(1). > No errors were reported by cp(1) during the copy operation. > > Is this normal, or should I start hunting for corruption? Hmmm... 12 bytes out of 18GiB is pretty good going. A 12 byte discrepancy could be due to something as simple as a changed path name in a sym-link or two. Most other reasonable explanations for a size difference I can think of would probably result in a bigger discrepancy. Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFG/UrG8Mjk52CukIwRCC8yAJwJfgq5bRiUxL0FmTJx0KRTSEl4iQCfR0LD kgdxWwDRQCoGeCTOS0ANDGk= =7DnR -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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