Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:15:04 +0000 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 32b0dfb32659 - main - Explain relationship between file storage size and EOF. Message-ID: <69ead228.31574.2f9cec5c@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by grog: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=32b0dfb326593b8dae31cc2bdc1e2d08ea70e9d7 commit 32b0dfb326593b8dae31cc2bdc1e2d08ea70e9d7 Author: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-24 02:14:20 +0000 Commit: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-24 02:14:20 +0000 Explain relationship between file storage size and EOF. --- usr.bin/du/du.1 | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr.bin/du/du.1 b/usr.bin/du/du.1 index 3b330de7bc5b..3b5c5f4df7bb 100644 --- a/usr.bin/du/du.1 +++ b/usr.bin/du/du.1 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd April 15, 2026 +.Dd July 16, 2025 .Dt DU 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ argument. If no file is specified, the block usage of the hierarchy rooted in the current directory is displayed. .Pp +Normally block usage closely resembles the file size, but this is +not always the case. +For files with an incomplete last block, the size will be larger. +The size includes any metadata such as indirect blocks, though not the +inode. +For sparse files or file systems that defer writing data to disk the +count will be less than the file size. +.Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl -libxo @@ -225,8 +233,8 @@ Also display a grand total at the end: .Xr chflags 2 , .Xr fts 3 , .Xr libxo 3 , -.Xr symlink 7 , .Xr xo_options 7 , +.Xr symlink 7 , .Xr quot 8 .Sh STANDARDS Thehome | help
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