On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 08:57:16AM +1000, Adrian Bolzan wrote: > /dev/sda5 (/var) = 1.8G total > Used (from df) = 1.7G > > du reports /var = 88M (approx. 0.1G) > > Hence Used space not reported = 1.7G -0.1 G = 1.69G (but I rounded > inaccurately down to 1.6G). > > is my maths not correct?
Your original math was correct, but 1.7G - 0.1G = 1.6G, not 1.69G. I suspect that this is somehow related to the the rule that all spelling flames are required to contain at least one spelling errer. -- When we reduce our own liberties to stop terrorism, the terrorists have already won. - reverius Innocence is no protection when governments go bad. - Tom Swiss