freeing space in a file system- takes time to show in bdf/df

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Hello

Sometimes when we need to delete files from a file system, we or other users delete files, no problem.

But it takes a long time for this to be reflected in bdf or df.

Why?

Thanks.

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

If a process has a file open and you delete the file, the space allocated to the file is not returned to the system until the (last) process using the file terminates.

See the manpages for 'unlink(2)'.

Regards!

...JRF...

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