Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 22:23:11 +0100 From: Sven Wittig <Sven.wittig@gmx.de> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DU vs. DF Message-ID: <3BE854BF.4090907@gmx.de> References: <20011106213343.D93645-100000@axis.tdd.lt>
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Domas Mituzas wrote: >>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. thanks a reboot fixed it ... Sven Wittig To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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