> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> ls -lh test > > -rw-r--r-- 1 adil group 2.0G 2007-09-24 23:51 test > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> du -h test > > 2.1G test <--------------------- why it is showing 2.1 GB > > > > I could not understand this difference. Could anybody explain this > > behavioour? > > > > Your right, this is not a kernel issue. It is simply a display issue. > > In particular, I would guess it is a GB vs. GiB issue. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte > > ie. "ls" is reporting Gibibytes and "du" is reporting Gigabytes. > > Over time more and more user-level apps moving to the nomenclature > described at Wikipedia. (In this case neither is using Wikipedia > endorsed suffixes of GB / GiB).
Thanks for quick reply. Where could i get the list of commands about the output display unit (GB / GiB)? Rgds, Adil
