Re: df and multiple-mounted mountpoints (redux)

[Christian Jones]

Andreas Schwab wrote:
> ??? This is what df is doing.  And there is no way to get the attributes
> of the hidden mount point, since it is, in fact, hidden.  That becomes
> more apparent if you mount over a directory that has another mountpoint in
> some subdirectory.  The other mountpoint is simply not reachable any more.
I apologize for the confusion---df is properly reporting the filesystem 
usage, but the wrong device!  In the above example df -P /mnt/infinit 
properly reports the number of blocks, total, used, and available, but 
reports that the device is /dev/discs/disc0/part3, when it is in fact 
/dev/discs/disc0/part4.  The other thread I referenced didn't like the 
fact that it reports the device with the wrong information---I don't 
like the fact that when using the format df <file>, the filesystem 
reported is not the proper one.  (Though I agree the stats are.)

Wow---confusing, and I'm sorry for that.  Can anyone else word it in a 
way that makes more sense?

CDJ

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