How to calculate the space used by the metadata in an ext2/ext3 file system ?

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Issue

  • Use 'df' command show an ext2/ext3 file system size, it is always less than the partition size, how to calculate the file system size?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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