Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:21:31 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Always mystified by this. /stand file sizes Message-ID: <20021202112131.GA1102@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com> References: <20021202063814.GA580@raggedclown.net> <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com>
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On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 02:25:59AM -0800, David Schultz wrote: > Thus spake Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net>: > > I have been meaning to ask this since I started using FreeBSD but have > > never dared to, since I thought I ought to know :) > > Excerpt from /stand > > > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 -sh > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 [ > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 arp > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 boot_crunch > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 cpio > > -r-xr-xr-x 31 root wheel 1865544 Sep 18 2001 dhclient > > .. > > etc > > > > What does this mean all these things of size 1865544. > > And where is /stand exactly ? It certainly isn't taking up all > > this space on root... > > See crunchgen(1). Oh, that looks interesting :) I never knew of such a thing, is it a well kept secret or am I not widely read-enough ? In point of fact I am slightly puzzled by /stand's existance. It says in "hier" that it is for stand-alone systems. What exactly is it referring to ? (Yes I know what stand-alone means ! But what context is this used in ?) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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