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df, incorrect output, documentation not too clear
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David Lawyer |
Subject: |
df, incorrect output, documentation not too clear |
Date: |
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:51:25 -0800 |
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Mutt/1.4i |
I have no hard drive /dev/hdd. But if I type "df /dev/hdd" it displays
the data for the current drive: hda2. If you read the manual closely
enough, this is what it's supposed to do, but it's not too clear to a
person who just glances at it.
The output on my screen reads: Filesystem /dev/hdd and then it lists the
data for /dev/hda2 (but never displays the name hda2). So the ouput
displayed on the screen should show /dev/hda2 as the file sytem. The
manual and help should clearly point out that using say /dev/hdb2 as the
"FILE" will not find data for /dev/hdb2 (unless /dev/hdb2 is a (block
special) file located in the /dev/hdb2 filesystem). This can be said
in fewer words for the --help option. You might say that to use df, the
filesystem you want to check must be mounted.
David Lawyer
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