Directories show difference on used size in 'df' command even though they contain exactly same files

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Issue

  • Two empty directories were created and the attributes are the same (total size/used/available). But when exact files are copied to the both from somewhere, df command shows different used size.
/dev/mapper/vg01-lvtest1       5029504    602160   4148816  13% /test2
/dev/mapper/vg00-lvtest        5029504    602152   4148824  13% /test1

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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