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Df Command in Linux - How is works ?

Df Command in Linux - How is works ?

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The df command (short for disk free), is used to display information related to file systems about total space and available space on the drive.

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In this context, we shall look into how to use the df command in Linux.

What is the df command Syntax in Linux?

The df command takes the following format:

$ df [options]... filesystem…

The [options], is explained below.

1. -h display size in human-readable format:

$ df -h

2. -a show information of all file system disk space usage:

$ df -a

3. -k show information of the file system in Bytes:

$ df -k

4. -m show information of the file system in MB:

$ df -m

5. -i display file system inodes:

$ df -i

6. -T display type of file system:

$ df -T

7. -t show information of certain file.

for example, to display ext4 system, simply execute the command:

$ df -t ext4

8. -x exclude information of certain files.

For example, If you do not want to display ext4 system, run the command:

$ df -x ext4

9. If you use df command without [options], it will display all the information of the mounted file systems

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This article covers how to use the df command in Linux. You can use the df command when you need to know how much space is available on a particular file system or to see an overview of mounted files systems.

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

df -a

Options for df command includes:

-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, –portability : 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=TYPE : limit listing to file systems of type TYPE.
-T, –print-type : print file system type.