“Figuring out available disk space is a common task no matter
the operating system of choice. The command line for Linux can be a
very useful tool to figure where space has filled up on your
harddrives or other storage media. The command line is quick and
does not require an extreme knowledge of UNIX based system commands
in order to get your desired results. What is great about the
command line is it doesn’t matter the Linux distribution. All
distributions come with their form of UNIX based console
interface.“The utlimate disk usage utilites for command line are the df
and du commands. Here are some helpful tips for getting the
quickest results from these commands…”