files/partitions question

[Nigel Wade]

Mark Knecht wrote:
  correct?
> 
>    As a bonus question, if I know the name of a file and want to know
> what drive it's on, how can I do that at the command line? I'd most
> like a command that reports back file so-and-so resides on /dev/hda11
> if possible.
> 

Try:

df -k filename

This should show you the disk space used on the partition on which 
"filename" resides. As an bonus, it tells you which partition that is. If 
it's a symlink it tells you the filesystem on which the actual file resides 
(i.e. the file to which the link points) rather than where the link is.

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