[CentOS] du vs df size difference

Thu Oct 1 14:29:11 UTC 2009
Ryan Pugatch <rpug at tripadvisor.com>

Ryan Pugatch wrote:
> So what you're saying is something is mounted on to a directory that had 
> data in it before the mount.  How do I see the data being hidden without 
> unmounting the point?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ryan


After thinking about this, I realized I could mount the partition to 
another point and then see what was being hidden under the mount point. 
  I found 12G of data under one point.  This explains the discrepancy. 
That solves the problem.

Thank you all for your advice.

Ryan