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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:20:49 +0430, platoali@×××××.com wrote: |
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> the difference between du and df is about 640 - 188 = 452 MB. and "df" |
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> is showing that my root is full 2.4 times more than "du". |
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There is another possibility that no one seems t have mentioned. You may |
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have files hidden inside a mount point that du is unable to see. To test |
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mkdir /mnt/tmp |
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mount --bind / /mnt/tmp |
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then run your du commands over /mnt/tmp. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make |
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it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way |
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is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. |
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The first method is far more difficult" -C.A.R. Hoare |
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Neil Bothwick |
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