Name
df [options
] [disk devices
| files
| directories
] — coreutils
Synopsis
/bin
stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
The df
(disk free) program shows you the size, used space, and free space on a given disk partition. If you supply a file or directory, df
describes the disk device on which that file or directory resides. With no arguments, df
reports on all mounted filesystems.
$ df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda 1011928 225464 735060 24% / /dev/hda9 521748 249148 246096 51% /var /dev/hda8 8064272 4088636 3565984 54% /usr /dev/hda10 8064272 4586576 3068044 60% /home
Useful options | |
| List all sizes in kilobytes (the default) or megabytes, respectively. |
| Display sizes in blocks that you define, where 1 block = |
| Print “human readable” output, and choose the most appropriate unit for each size. For example, if your two disks have 1 gigabyte and 25 kilobytes free, respectively, |
| Display only local filesystems, not networked filesystems. |
| Include the filesystem type (ext2, vfat, etc.) in the output. |
| Display only filesystems of the given type. |
| Don’t display filesystems of the given type. |
| Inode mode. Display total, used, and free inodes for each filesystem, instead of disk blocks. |
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