On 01/22/2016 10:03 AM, D.P.Pandya wrote: > If I tries to check filesystem type by `stat -f` command on my Ext4 > partition, it gives output: ext2/ext3 which is wrong. > > Example: > > $ df -T / > Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda8 ext4 25672796 10813104 13532596 45% / > > But `stat` shows incorrectly ext2/ext3 > > $ stat -f -c %T / > ext2/ext3 > > So, the output for filesystem type by `stat` command should be > improved/fixed.
This has been discussed before: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2013-01/msg00172.html I'm not sure if the arguments have changed enough for the patch to be applied. Well, ext3 support has been removed from the kernel a few months ago, so this may warrant a new discussion. Have a nice day, Berny
