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Re: feature request; df error message
From: |
Pádraig Brady |
Subject: |
Re: feature request; df error message |
Date: |
Sat, 3 Jan 2009 01:37:26 +0000 |
User-agent: |
Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071008) |
Peter D. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a feature request for core-utils; touch, cp, etc.
>
> I recently ran out of inodes. The error message touch and related programs
> was similar to,
> touch: cannot touch `test': No space left on device
>
> If the message were changed to, "No inodes left on device" it would convey
> more information.
>
> Currently, I'm using core-utils 6.12.
Well that error message is not actually generated by coreutils.
We're just displaying the error message corresponding to
what the kernel has told us is wrong. See also:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=189011
cheers,
Pádraig.