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Use of du & df commands (with examples)
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In this article I will discuss du & df commands. Both du & df commands are important utilities of Linux system & shows disk usage of Linux filesystem. Here we will share usage of both commands with some examples.
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**(Recommended Read:[Files transfer using scp & rsync commands][1])**
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**(Also Read:[Cloning Disks using dd & cat commands for Linux systems][2])**
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### du COMMAND
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du command (short for disk usage) is useful command which is used to find disk usage for files & directories. du command when used with various options provides results in many formats.
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Some of the examples are mentioned below:-
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**1- To find out summary of disk usage for a directory with all its sub-directories**
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```
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$ du /home
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```
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![du command][4]
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Output of the command shows all the files & directories in /home with block size.
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**2- Disk usage with file/directory sizes in human readable format I.e. in kb, mb etc**
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```
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$ du -h /home
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```
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![du command][6]
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**3- Total disk size of a directory**
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```
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$ du -s /home
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```
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![du command][8]
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It will total size of /home directory.
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### df COMMAND
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df command (short for disk filesystem) is used to show disk utilization for a Linux system.
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Some examples are shared below.
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**1- To display information of device name, total blocks, total disk space, used disk space, available disk space and mount points on a file system.**
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$ df
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```
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![df command][10]
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**2- Information in human readable format**
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```
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$ df -h
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```
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![df command][12]
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Above command displays information in human readable format.
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**3- Display information of a particular partition**
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$ df -hT /etc
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```
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![df command][14]
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Using -hT with a target directory will show information of /etc/ in human readable format.
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Though there are many more options that can be used with du & df commands, but these should get you started. If you don't find what you are looking for here then you can always refer to man pages for the concerned command.
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Also, read my other posts [**HERE**][15] where i have shared some other important & frequently used Linux.
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And as always your comments/queries are really appreciated, so please leave your comments/queries down below & I will get back to you.
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via: http://linuxtechlab.com/du-df-commands-examples/
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作者：[SHUSAIN][a]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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[a]:http://linuxtechlab.com/author/shsuain/
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[1]:http://linuxtechlab.com/files-transfer-scp-rsync-commands/
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[2]:http://linuxtechlab.com/linux-cloning-disks-using-dd-cat-commands/
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[3]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=453%2C162
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[4]:https://i2.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/du1.jpg?resize=453%2C162
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[5]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=491%2C163
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[6]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/du2.jpg?resize=491%2C163
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[7]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=584%2C61
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[8]:https://i0.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/du3.jpg?resize=584%2C61
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[9]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=638%2C157
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[10]:https://i0.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/df1.jpg?resize=638%2C157
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[11]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=641%2C149
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[12]:https://i0.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/df2.jpg?resize=641%2C149
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[13]:https://i1.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/plugins/a3-lazy-load/assets/images/lazy_placeholder.gif?resize=638%2C62
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[14]:https://i0.wp.com/linuxtechlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/df3-1.jpg?resize=638%2C62
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[15]:http://linuxtechlab.com/tips-tricks/
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