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"total used in directory 19 available 5.2 GiB"

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Message #118 received at 44273 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 44273 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org,
 jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#44273: "total used in directory 19 available 5.2 GiB"
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:39:26 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> My suggestion is to not display the line by default.  People who do find
>> it useful can switch it on (but I doubt they exist in large numbers).
>
> An alternative would be to replace this line with a similar one, but
> in which the units are under our control, and can be spelled out.

This could decrease performance, because you need to calculate the size
of all files there. Think about a directory with several thousand
files, located remotely. And we don't have "du" for all Tramp backends.

Best regards, Michael.

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