Tom Brown wrote: > Hi > > this is more than likely a general linux question but on a CentOS4 box > whats going on here? > > # ls -al foo.txt > -r--r--r-- 1 xxx xxx 1373149856 Mar 28 04:34 foo.txt > > # du -sh foo.txt > 808M foo.txt > > any ideas ? Sparse file. The file has holes in it: # cd /var/log # ls -lh lastlog -r-------- 1 root root 577M Mar 29 12:52 lastlog # du -h lastlog 20K lastlog Remember to use -S when tar'ing a file like this :-) Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk at crc.dk Homepage: http://www.crc.dk