bug#7042: df --help does not show `-m' option (original) (raw)

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From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: bug#7042: df --help does not show `-m' option
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:07:47 +0200
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Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> writes:

On 16/09/10 23:34, Paul Eggert wrote: > If we're going to make incompatible changes, I suggest that > we solve the problem once and for all, by having "df" choose > the default blocksize dynamically, based on the size of the > output line describing the smallest disk. For example, where > "df" currently outputs this: > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda1 11620338002 1437021 11618900981 1% /r/opt > /dev/sda2 20971520 1335871 19635650 7% /home/eggert > > "df" would notice that the smallest file system is between 1GB and 1TB, > so it would default to 1 GB blocks, as follows: > > Filesystem 1GB-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda1 11900GB 2GB 11898GB 1% /r/opt > /dev/sda2 22GB 2GB 21GB 7% /home/eggert >

That would break lots of scripts I'd say (they should use -P, but many don't).

You could use `df -Bauto' for that.

Andreas.

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