Miguel Barão <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It seems that du -b is returning the size of the file, and not the "disk
> usage" of that file.
Yes, that's how it is documented.
--apparent-size print apparent sizes, rather than disk usage; although
the apparent size is usually smaller, it may be
larger due to holes in (`sparse') files, internal
fragmentation, indirect blocks, and the like
-b, --bytes equivalent to `--apparent-size --block-size=1'
Andreas.
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