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7967 Want apparent size option for du(1)
Reviewed by: Yuri Pankov <yuri.pankov@nexenta.com>
Reviewed by: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
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NAME
du - summarize disk usage
SYNOPSIS
! /usr/bin/du [-dorx] [-a | -s] [-h | -k | -m] [-H | -L]
[file ...]
! /usr/xpg4/bin/du [-dorx] [-a | -s] [-h | -k | -m] [-H | -L]
[file ...]
DESCRIPTION
The du utility writes to standard output the size of the file space
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NAME
du - summarize disk usage
SYNOPSIS
! /usr/bin/du [-Adorx] [-a | -s] [-h | -k | -m] [-H | -L]
[file ...]
! /usr/xpg4/bin/du [-Adorx] [-a | -s] [-h | -k | -m] [-H | -L]
[file ...]
DESCRIPTION
The du utility writes to standard output the size of the file space
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is defined as the sum total of space allocated to all files in the file
hierarchy rooted in the directory plus the space allocated to the
directory itself. This sum will include the space allocated to any
extended attributes encountered.
-
Files with multiple links will be counted and written for only one
entry. The directory entry that is selected in the report is
unspecified. By default, file sizes are written in 512-byte units,
rounded up to the next 512-byte unit.
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not of type directory in the file hierarchy rooted in the
specified file. Regardless of the presence of the -a option, non-
directories given as file operands will always be listed.
+ -A
+ Tally file size using the apparent size of the file instead of
+ the disk blocks it occupies. This option is useful when operating
+ on file systems which employ compression or in the presence of
+ sparse files.
+
+
-d
Do not cross filesystem boundaries. For example, the command, du
-d / reports usage only on the root partition.
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file
The path name of a file whose size is to be written. If no file
is specified, the current directory is used.
-
OUTPUT
The output from du consists of the amount of the space allocated to a
file and the name of the file.
USAGE
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The following exit values are returned:
0
Successful completion.
-
>0
An error occurred.
-
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
/usr/bin/du
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SEE ALSO
ls(1), stat(2), attributes(5), environ(5), fsattr(5), largefile(5),
standards(5)
-
System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
NOTES
A file with two or more links is counted only once. If, however, there
are links between files in different directories where the directories
are on separate branches of the file system hierarchy, du will count
the excess files more than once.
- Files containing holes will result in an incorrect block count.
!
! February 6, 2007 DU(1)
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SEE ALSO
ls(1), stat(2), attributes(5), environ(5), fsattr(5), largefile(5),
standards(5)
System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
NOTES
A file with two or more links is counted only once. If, however, there
are links between files in different directories where the directories
are on separate branches of the file system hierarchy, du will count
the excess files more than once.
+ Files containing holes will result in an incorrect block count. In this
+ case, one may use the -A option to report file sizes by their apparent
+ size instead.
! March 14, 2017 DU(1)