ls -alh and du -sh shows difference in size.. why is that?

Asked Nov 25 '22 at 01:59

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Why is this size difference ? Can someone explain ?

[root@~] ls  -alh /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        2.1G Nov 25 00:48 /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
[root@:~] du -sh /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
0       /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log

edited Nov 25 '22 at 06:43

Kusalananda

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asked Nov 25 '22 at 01:59

Iamtheroot

This answer may be useful for you – Edgar Magallon Nov 25 '22 at 02:30
Can you say more about the file and the filesystem it's residing on please? Is it a virtual disk file, is it residing on a disk with a native filesystem? Is the file a text file or some sparse binary format? – Kusalananda Nov 25 '22 at 06:42
In general: Why are there so many different ways to measure disk usage? – Kamil Maciorowski Nov 25 '22 at 07:15

ls -alh and du -sh shows difference in size.. why is that?

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