I made a pleasant discovery yesterday about linux (kernal 2.2.16). The
linux command df (report filesystem disk space usage) has a "metric"
switch available. Whereas the normal df command reads out in kilobytes
and megabytes, adding the -H or --si switch as in "df -H" or "df --si"
alters the readout to do "likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024". Of
course, there's nothing "si" about 1000, per se, but the thought was
there. The du command (estimate file space usage) has the same switch
available. I saw nothing about kibibytes or mebibytes (using the IEC
binary prefixes). The Solaris system I use down at the college does not
have these options available for df and du.
Here's an example comparing three versions of the command:
jim@metric:~ > df
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hde5 4632462 2568667 1871981 58% /
/dev/hde7 4950048 1804773 2940287 38% /home
jim@metric:~ > df -H
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hde5 4.7G 2.6G 1.9G 58% /
/dev/hde7 5.1G 1.8G 3.0G 38% /home
jim@metric:~ > df --si
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hde5 4.7G 2.6G 1.9G 58% /
/dev/hde7 5.1G 1.8G 3.0G 38% /home
Jim
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