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6.6 <tt class="module">statvfs</tt> --
Constants used with <tt class="function">os.statvfs()</tt></A>
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The <tt class="module">statvfs</tt> module defines constants so interpreting the result
if <tt class="function">os.statvfs()</tt>, which returns a tuple, can be made without
remembering ``magic numbers.'' Each of the constants defined in this
module is the <i>index</i> of the entry in the tuple returned by
<tt class="function">os.statvfs()</tt> that contains the specified information.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1326"><tt>F_BSIZE</tt></a></b>
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Preferred file system block size.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1327"><tt>F_FRSIZE</tt></a></b>
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Fundamental file system block size.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1328"><tt>F_BLOCKS</tt></a></b>
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Total number of blocks in the filesystem.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1329"><tt>F_BFREE</tt></a></b>
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Total number of free blocks.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1330"><tt>F_BAVAIL</tt></a></b>
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Free blocks available to non-super user.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1331"><tt>F_FILES</tt></a></b>
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Total number of file nodes.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1332"><tt>F_FFREE</tt></a></b>
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Total number of free file nodes.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1333"><tt>F_FAVAIL</tt></a></b>
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Free nodes available to non-super user.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1334"><tt>F_FLAG</tt></a></b>
<dd>
Flags. System dependent: see <tt class="cfunction">statvfs()</tt> man page.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-1335"><tt>F_NAMEMAX</tt></a></b>
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Maximum file name length.
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