Public bug reported: Binary package hint: coreutils
running du --max-depth=1 produces the following: emmy:/hd/sda2$ du --max-depth=1 641120 ./i386 10880 ./valueadd 40768 ./dotnetfx 654080 ./uttad 2976 ./book 224 ./sysinfo 3398720 ./windows 19883360 ./Documents and Settings 4394624 ./Program Files du: `./System Volume Information': No such file or directory du: `./found.000': No such file or directory du: `./Recycled': No such file or directory du: `./found.001': No such file or directory du: `./src': No such file or directory du: `./proj1': No such file or directory du: `./test': No such file or directory du: `./Acer': No such file or directory du: `./found.002': No such file or directory du: `./found.003': No such file or directory du: `./explore2fs-1.07': No such file or directory du: `./pics': No such file or directory du: `./schoolpictures': No such file or directory du: `./doj': No such file or directory du: `./writable': No such file or directory du: `./taxes': No such file or directory du: `./risk': No such file or directory du: `./gettingstarted_files': No such file or directory du: `./ppt': No such file or directory du: `./transunion_files': No such file or directory du: `./apache': No such file or directory du: `./dwl1000': No such file or directory du: `./mirc': No such file or directory du: `./metron': No such file or directory du: `./install.itc': No such file or directory du: `./ai': No such file or directory du: `./httpserver_files': No such file or directory du: `./mille': No such file or directory du: `./web': No such file or directory du: `./lawjobs': No such file or directory du: `./winrisk': No such file or directory 31074240 . all those directories exist though, e.g.: emmy:/hd/sda2$ ls -ld winrisk/ lawjobs/ drwxrwx--- 2 root plugdev 32768 2006-01-14 17:15 lawjobs// drwxrwx--- 2 root plugdev 32768 2006-01-16 01:58 winrisk// /hd/sda2 is a windows partition: emmy:/hd/sda2$ mount |grep sda2 /dev/sda2 on /hd/sda2 type vfat (rw,utf8,umask=007,gid=46) the same things happens without --max-depth=1, I just used that for readability ** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- du reports existing files as missing https://launchpad.net/bugs/53388 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs