06-25-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by
orange47
perhaps this is the problem:
"Also, du can only be used to estimate space consumption for directories and files for which the user has reading
permission. Thus, an ordinary user would generally not be able to use du to determine space consumption for files or directories belonging to other users, including those belonging to the
root account (i.e., the system administrator). However, as du is used mainly by system administrators, this is usually not a problem. "
(from
How to use the du command -- by The Linux Information Project (LINFO) )
I am executing du as root user. so i should have full permission rite?
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purple-url-handler
purple-url-handler(1) User Commands purple-url-handler(1)
NAME
purple-url-handler - Python script to handle URL with purple
SYNOPSIS
purple-url-handler [-URL]
DESCRIPTION
Python script to handle URL with purple.
OPTIONS
Usage: purple-url-handler URL
Example:
purple-url-handler "xmpp:romeo@montague.net?message"
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-im-client |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
purple-remote(1), purple-send(1), purple-send-async(1), attributes(5)
purple-url-handler Manual, http://pidgin.im/
NOTES
Updated by Lei Ju, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006, 2007.
SunOS 5.11 02 Apr 2008 purple-url-handler(1)