Check your disk usage with df and du | Linux Today

Check your disk usage with df and du

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 28, 2011

[ Thanks to linuxaria for this link. ]

“As system administrator , but also as common user on my PC, one
of the more common problem is the fill up at 100% of a
filesystem.

“So, in this article we’ll see 2 commands that can help us in
keeping under control or check the space used in every filesystem
and in his directory.

df : report file system disk space usage


du: estimate file space usage


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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