John Plocher writes: > KASTURI VENKATA SESHA SASIDHAR wrote: > > Hello, > > I am working on open solaris bugs .. and need to change the code of > > df in the above two folders.. > > > > I would like to know why there are two df's with diff options in the > > respective folders.. > > /usr/bin/df is different is from /usr/xpg4/bin/df!! > > > > Why is it so?? What is this xpg4 represent? > > > One is explicitly compatible with the POSIX/XPG-4 standards specification, > the other with legacy SunOS/Solaris behavior - and there are option- or > behavior- conflicts between them both such that they couldn't be the same > executable without breaking compatibility with one spec or the other.
For a little more detail on it, the original poster might want to look at the standards(5) and df(1M) man pages. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
