Inconsistencies in df

[Greg Barniskis]

Greg Barniskis wrote:
> Tim Lastine wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> We are wondering why df gives such peculiar outputs on large disk 
>> drives?  
> 
> 
> If I'm not mistaken, it's because "Available" is a relative term. Some 
> space is reserved by the OS for itself. See part 9.25 of
> 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html
> 
> I haven't done the math against your example, but I'd wager it adds up 
> correctly if you revise your assumptions accordingly.
> 

Sorry, 9.25 and 9.26 both.

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