{"id":72755,"date":"2021-05-17T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=72755"},"modified":"2021-05-17T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:12:17","slug":"df","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/linux\/df\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check Disk Space Usage with the df Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disk-Free-1024x538.png\" alt=\"Using the Linux df command\" class=\"wp-image-72759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disk-Free-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disk-Free-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disk-Free-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Disk-Free.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nIt\u2019s important to always be aware of resource usage in your  cloud VPS.  Without a cPanel  or other graphical user interfaces (GUIs) you need how to monitor your system on the command line.  This is not difficult, and actually many users prefer to work this way.  Once you get used  to it, command line work can be fun and time-saving.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#org8ca640b\">Using The <code>df<\/code> Command<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#org034bdee\">Disk Mounting and File System<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#org596cf0e\">More Resources on System Monitoring<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> The most common utility used in measuring disk space is the GNU <code>df<\/code> command, which is  already  installed in your system.  In this article, we will go through the basic usage of this command as well as provide you with the advanced options, so this article can serve as your singular resource for everything you ever wanted to know about the <code>df<\/code> command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"org8ca640b\">Using The <code>df<\/code> Command<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">For more information check out the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/software\/coreutils\/manual\/html_node\/df-invocation.html\">GNU website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nOne of the best ways to check for free disk space is to use the <code>df<\/code> (disk free) command.  \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThe GNU <code>df<\/code> command prints out to you all of the available disk space on your file system for each \u201cfile\u201d (remember that drives are mounted as device \u201cfiles\u201d in Unix-like systems).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nFor more information on how disks are mounted (or not mounted) on your system, see the below section of <a href=\"#org034bdee\">disk mounting and file system<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"orgf7d9bf2\">The Basic Usage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Most basically, it is recommended to use the <code>df<\/code> command with the <code>-h<\/code> (human readable) option, to convert the bytes into easily readable megabyte and gigabyte measurements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Here\u2019s the command with the <code>-h<\/code> output from an Ubuntu system: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted src src-sh\">df -h\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre id=\"org5b2333a\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted example\">Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on\nudev            3.7G     0  3.7G   0% \/dev\ntmpfs           776M  4.2M  772M   1% \/run\n\/dev\/mmcblk0p2   30G   15G   15G  51% \/\ntmpfs           3.8G     0  3.8G   0% \/dev\/shm\ntmpfs           5.0M     0  5.0M   0% \/run\/lock\ntmpfs           3.8G     0  3.8G   0% \/sys\/fs\/cgroup\n\/dev\/loop0       49M   49M     0 100% \/snap\/core18\/1936\n\/dev\/loop2       49M   49M     0 100% \/snap\/core18\/2002\n\/dev\/loop1       29M   29M     0 100% \/snap\/snapd\/11584\n\/dev\/loop4      128K  128K     0 100% \/snap\/software-boutique\/56\n\/dev\/loop5      128K  128K     0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-pi\/11\n\/dev\/loop3       27M   27M     0 100% \/snap\/snapd\/9730\n\/dev\/loop6       16M   16M     0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-welcome\/615\n\/dev\/loop7       16M   16M     0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-welcome\/625\n\/dev\/mmcblk0p1  255M  119M  137M  47% \/boot\/firmware\ntmpfs           776M   52K  776M   1% \/run\/user\/1000\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p> For demonstration purposes, here is the raw output without the <code>-h<\/code> option: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted src src-sh\">df\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre id=\"orgb49799d\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted example\">Filesystem     1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on\nudev             3826036        0   3826036   0% \/dev\ntmpfs             794560     4244    790316   1% \/run\n\/dev\/mmcblk0p2  30448324 15300444  15131496  51% \/\ntmpfs            3972792        0   3972792   0% \/dev\/shm\ntmpfs               5120        0      5120   0% \/run\/lock\ntmpfs            3972792        0   3972792   0% \/sys\/fs\/cgroup\n\/dev\/loop0         50048    50048         0 100% \/snap\/core18\/1936\n\/dev\/loop2         50176    50176         0 100% \/snap\/core18\/2002\n\/dev\/loop1         28800    28800         0 100% \/snap\/snapd\/11584\n\/dev\/loop4           128      128         0 100% \/snap\/software-boutique\/56\n\/dev\/loop5           128      128         0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-pi\/11\n\/dev\/loop3         27520    27520         0 100% \/snap\/snapd\/9730\n\/dev\/loop6         15616    15616         0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-welcome\/615\n\/dev\/loop7         15616    15616         0 100% \/snap\/ubuntu-mate-welcome\/625\n\/dev\/mmcblk0p1    260968   121336    139632  47% \/boot\/firmware\ntmpfs             794556       52    794504   1% \/run\/user\/1000\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"org5d906c7\">Complete Option Layout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl class=\"org-dl\">\n<dt><code>-a<\/code>, <code>-all<\/code><\/dt><dd>include psuedo, duplicate, and inaccessible file systems<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-B<\/code>, <code>--block-size=SIZE<\/code><\/dt><dd>scale sizes by parameter \u201cSIZE\u201d<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-h<\/code>, <code>--human-readable<\/code><\/dt><dd>print size in powers of 1024 (basically formatted as megabyte or gigabyte)<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-H<\/code>, <code>--si<\/code><\/dt><dd>print sizes in powers of 1000 (e.g., 1.1G)<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-i<\/code>, <code>--inodes<\/code><\/dt><dd>list  inode  information  instead of block usage<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-k<\/code><\/dt><dd>like \u2013block-size=1K<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-l<\/code>, <code>--local<\/code><\/dt><dd>limit  listing  to local file systems<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--no-sync<\/code><\/dt><dd>do  not  invoke  sync  before getting usage info (default)<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--output[=FIELD_LIST]<\/code><\/dt><dd>use the output format defined by the FIELD<sub>LIST<\/sub> parameter, or print all fields if parameter is omitted.<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-P<\/code>, <code>--portability<\/code><\/dt><dd>use the POSIX output format<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--sync<\/code><\/dt><dd>invoke  sync  before  getting  usage info<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--total<\/code><\/dt><dd>elide  all entries insignificant to available space,  and produce a grand total<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-t<\/code>, <code>--type=TYPE<\/code><\/dt><dd>limit listing to file systems of type \u201cTYPE\u201d<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-T<\/code>, <code>--print-type<\/code><\/dt><dd>print file system type<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-x<\/code>, <code>--exclude-type=TYPE<\/code><\/dt><dd>limit listing to file systems not of type \u201cTYPE\u201d<\/dd>\n<dt><code>-v<\/code><\/dt><dd>(ignored)<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--help<\/code><\/dt><dd>display this help and exit<\/dd>\n<dt><code>--version<\/code><\/dt><dd>output version information and exit<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"org034bdee\">Disk Mounting and File System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> In the classical Unix-like file system, you can mount drives to a location in the file system.  This may seem foreign to you if you are accustomed to how your operating system automatically mounts a drive to a convenient location the same way each time.  But if you think about it, the mounting system offers you some more flexibility.  For example, if you want to mount a drive to <code>\/USB\/drive\/<\/code>, you can use that path, and no matter what drive you mount there, the path will stay the same.  This gives you some flexibility in writing scripts, managing backups, or a whole host of other important system tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"org677bff5\">What Are Blocks and Block Size?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> Programs like <code>df<\/code> display disk sizes in blocks.  As you saw in the above output examples, the default block size is measured in bytes.  But this can be difficult to calculate on the spot with respect to how much this space this means to you.  So you can specify your byte usage by having the computer calculate by blocks of various sizes.  For example, in the <code>df -h<\/code> command, the output of bytes (the blocks, basically) are automatically re-calculated to give you the measurements in powers 1,024 bytes.  This most closely approximates gigbytes, megabytes, and kilobytes you\u2019re accustomed to seeing in your operating system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"org596cf0e\">More Resources on System Monitoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\nCheck out these other resources from the support center:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/security\/file-permissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All about Linux file permissions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/linux\/check-memory-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to check memory usage in Linux<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/remove-a-linux-user\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to remove a Linux user<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s important to always be aware of resource usage in your cloud VPS. 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