how much space for /

[sweetleaf]

well here is the output for /

# du -x

1       ./dev
2       ./home
2       ./private
2       ./tmp
2       ./usr
2       ./var
10      ./stand/etc/defaults
20      ./stand/etc
252     ./stand/help
2410    ./stand
96      ./etc/defaults
22      ./etc/X11
4       ./etc/gnats
52      ./etc/isdn
290     ./etc/mail
52      ./etc/mtree
16      ./etc/namedb
34      ./etc/pam.d
42      ./etc/periodic/daily
6       ./etc/periodic/monthly
42      ./etc/periodic/security
16      ./etc/periodic/weekly
108     ./etc/periodic
4       ./etc/ppp
268     ./etc/rc.d
2       ./etc/skel
106     ./etc/ssh
10      ./etc/ssl
1506    ./etc
2       ./cdrom
2       ./cdrom1
2       ./dist
7874    ./bin
18      ./boot/defaults
17778   ./boot/kernel
2       ./boot/modules
2       ./boot/kernel.old
18412   ./boot
2       ./mnt
2       ./proc
2       ./root/GNUstep/.AppInfo/WPrefs
4       ./root/GNUstep/.AppInfo/WindowMaker
8       ./root/GNUstep/.AppInfo
24      ./root/GNUstep/Defaults
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/Icons
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Styles
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Themes
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Backgrounds
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/IconSets
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Pixmaps
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/Sounds
2       ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/SoundSets
362     ./root/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker
366     ./root/GNUstep/Library
400     ./root/GNUstep
4       ./root/.ssh
2       ./root/.netscape
6       ./root/.fullcircle/NetscapeMozillaTrunkLinuxIntel2003061308
8       ./root/.fullcircle
74      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/bsd_junkie/INBOX/Trash
6       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/bsd_junkie/INBOX/Sent Items
6       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/bsd_junkie/INBOX/Drafts
92      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/bsd_junkie/INBOX
94      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/bsd_junkie
6       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton/INBOX/Drafts/save
12      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton/INBOX/Drafts
6       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton/INBOX/Trash
6       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton/INBOX/Sent Items
50      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton/INBOX
52      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm/nealhamilton
148     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.fastmail.fm
24      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/sweetleaf/INBOX
14      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/sweetleaf/Sent
132     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/sweetleaf/Trash
2       ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/sweetleaf/inbox
174     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/sweetleaf
54      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/taproot420/Trash
48      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/taproot420/INBOX
22      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/taproot420/save
26      ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/taproot420/Sent
152     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com/taproot420
328     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache/imap.myrealbox.com
478     ./root/.sylpheed/imapcache
26      ./root/.sylpheed/newscache/netnews.attbi.com/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd
1692    ./root/.sylpheed/newscache/netnews.attbi.com
1694    ./root/.sylpheed/newscache
2       ./root/.sylpheed/mimetmp
4       ./root/.sylpheed/tmp
2       ./root/.sylpheed/uidl
2       ./root/.sylpheed/templates
4       ./root/.sylpheed/certs
2       ./root/.sylpheed/tempfolder/processing
4       ./root/.sylpheed/tempfolder
3524    ./root/.sylpheed
12      ./root/Mail/inbox
36      ./root/Mail/sent
8       ./root/Mail/queue
6       ./root/Mail/draft
56      ./root/Mail/trash
120     ./root/Mail
2       ./root/.cedit/.t
14      ./root/.cedit
10      ./root/.gnupg
2       ./root/.gkrellm2/plugins
2       ./root/.gkrellm2/themes
2       ./root/.gkrellm2/data/inet
8       ./root/.gkrellm2/data/net
14      ./root/.gkrellm2/data
28      ./root/.gkrellm2
2648    ./root/.axyftp
6       ./root/.IglooFTP/bookmarks
8       ./root/.IglooFTP/app_ass
2       ./root/.IglooFTP/FTQ
2       ./root/.IglooFTP/cache/RDC
2       ./root/.IglooFTP/cache/tmp
6       ./root/.IglooFTP/cache
30      ./root/.IglooFTP
2       ./root/.gftp/cache
24      ./root/.gftp
2       ./root/.secpanel/.runfiles
20      ./root/.secpanel
226990  ./root
24076   ./sbin
281305  .
# 



so what it appears that . is the culprit, correct. I am still learning to read the du command.

Thanks in ./adv

On 19 Jun 2003 16:30:27 -0400
Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.no-ip.com> wrote:

> sweetleaf <sweetleaf at myrealbox.com> writes:
> 
> > When i installed freebsd-5.1, i stayed close to the recommended
> > partition sizes in the handbook. The faq. said 100 megabytes would
> > usually be enough for the / partition. I decided to install freebsd
> > with 300M for the / partition just to be on the safe side. The only
> > thing i have added since the original install is the linux
> > compatibility and some linux apps i needed such as netscape, opera
> > etc. Ok, now for some reason my / partition shows to be full and i
> > cant figure it out as like i said only a few apps have been
> > installed. It appears to me that after adding linux compatibility
> > the / partition went to full maybe because of the syslink "compat"
> > that was placed on my / partition by the freebsd-5.1 linux
> > compatibility port.
> 
> No, /compat should be pointing off to your /usr partition, so it isn't
> using any significant space.
> 
> The question is how to figure out where the space is going, because
> you do indeed have what *should* be plenty of space.  Use "du -x" to
> figure out what's putting a lot of data on /. 
> 
> > Is there another way this should be done?
> 
> Depends on how you use your box.  For an average desktop, I'm not sure
> it's worth splitting up your partitions at all.
>