Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:32:11 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: lnb@cybertouch.org Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: calculating available disk space Message-ID: <19990911153211.A315@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990911094002.lnb@cybertouch.org>; from lnb@cybertouch.org on Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 09:40:02AM -0400 References: <XFMail.990911094002.lnb@cybertouch.org>
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On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 09:40:02AM -0400, lnb@cybertouch.org wrote: > Hello fellow FreeBSD users > Would someone please tell me what the math is to calculate the amount of > available disk space out from the example below? As im how many megs free. > > Thanks in advance for your help > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > heretic:/shared 2480982 323515 1958989 14% /shared > 1958989/1024 = 1913.0752MB You will notice, if you do the maths, that Used + Avail != 1K-blocks. In fact it is about 92% of the total as the system reserves 8% for its own use, only root can write to it which is why you may see Capacity at 109% on a full file system. HTH > > Regards, > > Lanny Baron > ---------------------------------- > lnb@cybertouch.org > 11-Sep-99, 09:40:02 > A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining > and wants it back the minute it begins to rain. > -- Mark Twain > > > FreeBSD+Samba=A total solution for file servers and a ton more... > Freedom Network Solutions > http://freedomnetworks.com > ---------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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