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138 | 1 <refentry id="free"> |
2 <refnamediv> | |
3 <refname>FREE</refname> | |
4 <refpurpose>Display free space remaining on mass-storage device</refpurpose> | |
5 </refnamediv> | |
6 | |
7 <refsynopsisdiv> | |
8 <cmdsynopsis> | |
1093 | 9 <command>free</command> |
138 | 10 <arg choice="plain"> |
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11 <replaceable>devname</replaceable> |
138 | 12 </arg> |
13 </cmdsynopsis> | |
14 </refsynopsisdiv> | |
15 | |
16 <refsect1><title>Description</title> | |
17 <para> | |
18 This command displays the number of unused 256-byte sectors on a | |
19 device which are available for new files or for expanding existing | |
20 files. The device name given must be that of a mass-storage | |
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21 multifile device. <command>Free</command> also displays the disk's name, creation |
138 | 22 date, and cluster size. |
23 </para> | |
24 <para> | |
25 Data sectors are allocated in groups called "clusters". The number | |
26 of sectors per cluster depends on the storage capacity and physical | |
27 characteristics of the specific device. This means that small | |
28 amounts of free space may not be divisible into as many files. For | |
29 example, if a given disk system uses 8 sectors per cluster, and a | |
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30 <command>free</command> command shows 32 sectors free, a maximum of four new files |
138 | 31 could be created even if each has only one cluster. |
32 </para> | |
33 <para> | |
1093 | 34 For more information see: <xref linkend="sec3.10"/> |
138 | 35 </para> |
36 </refsect1> | |
37 <refsect1><title>Examples</title> | |
38 <screen> | |
39 OS9: free | |
40 BACKUP DATA DISK created on: 80/06/12 | |
41 Capacity: 1,232 sectors (1-sector clusters) | |
42 1,020 free sectors, largest block 935 sectors | |
43 | |
44 OS9: free /D1 | |
1500 | 45 NitrOS-9 Documentation Disk created on: 81/04/13 |
138 | 46 Capacity: 1,232 sectors (1-sector clusters) |
47 568 Free sectors, largest block 440 sectors | |
48 </screen> | |
49 </refsect1> | |
50 </refentry> | |
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