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/tmp shows 690 Mb full, actual size 72 K, Why?

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http://askubuntu.com – Why is /tmp diretory on my system showing 690 Mb full, whereas du -sh /tmp shows only 72K full. drwxrwxrwt 2 lightdm lightdm 4096 Aug 29 21:49 at-spi2 drwx------ 2 ankit ankit 4096 Aug 29 21:50 keyring-0JTfoY drwx------ 2 ankit ankit 4096 Aug 29 21:44 keyring-rChLLL drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Jul 22 02:10 lost+found drwx------ 2 ankit ankit 4096 Jan 1 1970 orbit-ankit drwx------ 2 lightdm lightdm 4096 Aug 29 21:50 pulse-2L9K88eMlGn7 drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Aug 29 21:44 pulse-PKdhtXMmr18n drwx------ 2 ankit ankit 4096 Aug 29 21:50 pulse-zR1TZUAZfmQW d (HowTos)

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