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Why is this size difference ? Can someone explain ?

[root@~] ls  -alh /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root        2.1G Nov 25 00:48 /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log

[root@:~] du -sh /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
0       /vmfs/volumes/50a4a9e6-13184850/SYD0TXT01/vmware.log
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  • [This answer](https://superuser.com/a/94220/1224462) may be useful for you – Edgar Magallon Nov 25 '22 at 02:30
  • Can you say more about the file and the filesystem it's residing on please? Is it a virtual disk file, is it residing on a disk with a native filesystem? Is the file a text file or some sparse binary format? – Kusalananda Nov 25 '22 at 06:42
  • In general: [Why are there so many different ways to measure disk usage?](https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/120311/108618) – Kamil Maciorowski Nov 25 '22 at 07:15

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