Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:28:33 +0200 From: Rink Springer <rink@FreeBSD.org> To: Krassimir Slavchev <krassi@bulinfo.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Incorrect file size? Message-ID: <20080620132833.GB83165@rink.nu> In-Reply-To: <485BA3D2.3090108@bulinfo.net> References: <485BA3D2.3090108@bulinfo.net>
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Hi, On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 03:34:26PM +0300, Krassimir Slavchev wrote: > # ls -l > total 1239702 > - -rw------- 1 vscan vscan 4398199488512 Jun 20 15:18 auto-whitelist > - -rw------- 1 vscan vscan 22 Jun 20 15:18 bayes.lock > - -rw------- 1 vscan vscan 102168 Jun 20 15:18 bayes_journal > - -rw------- 1 vscan vscan 1099639861248 Jun 20 15:18 bayes_seen > - -rw------- 1 vscan vscan 21057536 Jun 20 15:18 bayes_toks > > but: > # df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > /dev/ar0s1a 19G 3.9G 14G 22% / > ... > > # du > 1239758 . > > # mount > /dev/ar0s1a on / (ufs, local) > ... This is most likely due to the use of 'sparse files': sequential file data that consists of only zeros doesn't need have actual storage associated to it. This is quite normal in UNIX environments, and quite harmless. -- Rink P.W. Springer - http://rink.nu "Anyway boys, this is America. Just because you get more votes doesn't mean you win." - Fox Mulder
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