[ubuntu-uk] df and du give different results

[Alan Pope]

On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 12:49 +0000, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Now that just doesn't add up.
> 
> Please help me :-O
> 

du counts disk space used at a block level and not accurately counted
bytes. There is a -b parameter which gives the more realistic apparent
size of files.

Also du doesn't by default count hidden files. 

You're also counting /proc and /dev which aren't really directories with
files in on disk.

Cheers,
Al.
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