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Date:      Tue, 6 Nov 2001 21:35:16 +0200 (EET)
From:      Domas Mituzas <domas.mituzas@delfi.lt>
To:        Sven Wittig <Sven.wittig@gmx.de>
Cc:        <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: DU vs. DF
Message-ID:  <20011106213343.D93645-100000@axis.tdd.lt>
In-Reply-To: <3BE836BD.8040606@gmx.de>

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> DU output :
> /dev/ad0s1e     19815    18926     -696   104%    /var
> DF output :
> 4310
> so how crowded is my /var directory really, 4 or 18 MB ?
>

du shows how much existing files take place, df shows file system usage.
you may delete a file, but if it it open by any program in userland, it's
data won't be erased from file system. Also, softupdates slow down
deletion process (you won't see immediate effect). Keep that in mind.

Cheers,
Domas


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