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The df command (shor t for disk free), is used to display information related to file

systems about total space and available space.

Syntax :

df [OPTION]... [FILE]...

If no file name is given, it displays the space available on all currently mounted file

systems.

For example :

df

Output :

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on

udev 3996816 0 3996816 0% /dev
tmpfs 804624 10020 794604 2% /run
/dev/sda9 68117056 18036160 46597712 28% /
tmpfs 4023116 29848 3993268 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5120 4 5116 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 4023116 0 4023116 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/loop0 88832 88832 0 100% /snap/simplescreenrecorder/1
/dev/loop2 85888 85888 0 100% /snap/core/3748
/dev/loop3 85888 85888 0 100% /snap/core/3604
/dev/loop1 83328 83328 0 100% /snap/core/3887
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/dev/sda1 507904 30908 476996 7% /boot/efi

tmpfs 804624 12 804612 1% /run/user/121
tmpfs 804624 64 804560 1% /run/user/1000

Now, if you specif y par ticular file, then it will show mount information of that par ticular

file.

For example:

df /home/mandeep/test/test.cpp

Output :

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on

/dev/sda10 78873504 67528220 7315640 91% /home

Options for df command :

-a, –all : includes pseudo, duplicate and inaccessible file systems.

-B, –block-size=SIZE : scales sizes by SIZE before printing them.

-h, –human-readable : print sizes in power of 1024

-H, –si: print sizes in power of 1000

-i, –inodes : list inode information instead of block usage

-l, –local : limit listing to local file systems

-P, –por tability : use POSIX output format

–sync : invoke sync before getting usage info

–total : elide all entries insignificant to available space, and produce grand total

-t, –type=T YPE : limit listing to file systems of type T YPE

-T, –print-type : print file system type

df usage Examples with options :

1. If you want to display all the file system, use -a option.

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Output :

/dev/sda10 78873504 67528540 7315320 91% /home

/dev/sda1 507904 30908 476996 7% /boot/efi
tmpfs 804624 12 804612 1% /run/user/121
tmpfs 804624 64 804560 1% /run/user/1000
gvfsd-fuse 0 0 0 - /run/user/1000/gvfs

The above is not complete output, but you can see that the information shown is

extended to info provided by df command.

2. Use -h option to display size in power of 1024

df -h /home/mandeep

Output :

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/sda10 76G 65G 7.0G 91% /home

3. Use -H option to display sizes in power of 1000

df -H /home/mandeep

Output :

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/sda10 81G 70G 7.5G 91% /home

You can obser ve the size section of two command with -h and -H option for difference.

4. To get complete grand total, use –total option

df --total

Output :

Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on

udev 3996816 0 3996816 0% /dev
tmpfs 804624 10072 794552 2% /run
/dev/sda9 68117056 18036336 46597536 28% /
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tmpfs 4023116 0 4023116 0% /sys/fs/cgroup

/dev/loop0 88832 88832 0 100% /snap/simplescreenrecorde
/dev/loop2 85888 85888 0 100% /snap/core/3748
/dev/loop3 85888 85888 0 100% /snap/core/3604
/dev/loop1 83328 83328 0 100% /snap/core/3887
/dev/sda10 78873504 67529320 7314540 91% /home
/dev/sda1 507904 30908 476996 7% /boot/efi
tmpfs 804624 12 804612 1% /run/user/121
tmpfs 804624 64 804560 1% /run/user/1000
total 162304440 86000792 68790820 56% -

Obser ve the last row of above table output, it specifies grand total.

5. Use -T option to display file type

For example:

df -T /home/mandeep

Output :

Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on

/dev/sda10 ext4 78873504 67528128 7315732 91% /home

You can see the file type for /home/mandeep is ext4.

6. And for more help, you can use –help option.

df --help

– Mandeep Singh

References :

1) df wiki

2) Linux man page for df

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