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Date:      Sun, 13 Aug 1995 04:41:36 +0800 (WST)
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@haywire.dialix.com>
To:        Mike Pritchard <mpp@mpp.minn.net>
Cc:        Andreas Schulz <ats@freefall.FreeBSD.org>, CVS-commiters@freefall.FreeBSD.org, cvs-usrbin@freefall.FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/du du.1
Message-ID:  <Pine.SV4.3.91.950813043807.16027A-100000@haywire.DIALix.COM>
In-Reply-To: <199508122016.PAA05634@mpp.minn.net>

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On Sat, 12 Aug 1995, Mike Pritchard wrote:
> Andreas Schulz wrote:
> > 
> > ats         95/08/12 06:52:27
> > 
> >   Modified:    usr.bin/du  du.1
> >   Log:
> >   Submitted by:	careilly@tcd.ie Colman Reilly
> >   replace the reference of quot(8) with a reference to quota(1).
> >   Colman Reilly noticed the missing quot, GNATS bin/671.
> 
> The original PR suggested that this was a typo.  In fact,
> it is a reference to a utility we do not have.  From a printed
> 4.3BSD manual I own:
> 
> quot(8) - summarize file system ownership
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't have the system managers volume (section 8)
> so I can't tell you exactly what it does.  Although for some reason 
> I want to say it may have been used for disk accounting, but don't 
> quote me on that.
> 
> The df man page also makes reference to it (as well as to quota(1)).

Hmm.. dare I mention it.. NetBSD has it in usr.sbin/quot/*..

It looks like it's been re-implemented, and not from BSD source..

-Peter

> -- 
> Mike Pritchard
> mpp@mpp.minn.net
> "Go that way.  Really fast.  If something gets in your way, turn"
> 



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