On 9/24/07, Adil Mujeeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> ls -lh test > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 adil group 2.0G 2007-09-24 23:51 test > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :~> du -h test > > > 2.1G test <--------------------- why it is showing 2.1 GB > > > > > > I could not understand this difference. Could anybody explain this > > > behavioour? > > > > > > > Your right, this is not a kernel issue. It is simply a display issue. > > > > In particular, I would guess it is a GB vs. GiB issue. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte > > > > ie. "ls" is reporting Gibibytes and "du" is reporting Gigabytes. > > > > Over time more and more user-level apps moving to the nomenclature > > described at Wikipedia. (In this case neither is using Wikipedia > > endorsed suffixes of GB / GiB). > > > Thanks for quick reply. > Where could i get the list of commands about the output display unit (GB / > GiB)? > > Rgds, > Adil
None I know of. Maybe you could start a wikipedia page to document which commands output which form of data. Also, which hardware uses which. ie. RAM = ? Flash = ? Thumbdrives = ? HardDisk = ? Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
