On 1/24/06, Gary Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the help. The du -hs .* showed a .Trash file of 19G. > Interesting that ls -lsa showed .Trash as 8K. > > Can I delete this .Trash file without creating problems? Why is it > here?
The .Trash file is a directory, which is why it is only 8 kB according to ls -lsa. The contents of the directory constitute the 19 GB. It is used by your desktop manager (Gnome?) as a place to put "deleted" items when you delete them through the file manager. Similar to the Recycle Bin on Windows if you are more familiar with that. You can cd into it and delete the files (you might want to see what they are, first). Or the desktop manager usually has a way to "empty" the trash folder. Jonathan _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
