Well, I don't understand the reason why we keep the number of blocks in multiple of 512 bytes. I mean, if we have allocated 1 block, this value is shown as 8, 16 for 2 and so on.... for a 4KB file system block size. Is there any specific reason for the same ? Any clues ? -- Regards, Sandeep. "To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner." -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ