Linux df and du Commands | How to Check Linux Disk Space Usage

Akamai Developer January 11, 2023
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In this video, @LearnLinuxTV will cover use of the df (disk free) and du (disk usage) commands. These commands will give information about a Linux instance's disk space information and usage. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:48 How to use the df command 1:20 Understanding df command output 4:20 Showing file types in output 5:20 Excluding things from output 6:50 Combining df with another command 8:48 How to use the du command 10:43 Cleaning up du command output 11:10 Limit how deep du can go 13:10 Showing a summary du output 11:40 Showing the total storage used in output 15:50 Running du recursively 16:50 Using the ncdu command 18:30 Conclusion New to Cloud Computing? Get started here with a $100 credit → https://www.linode.com/lp/youtube-viewers/?ifso=linodetube&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=TopDocs Read the doc for more information on checking Linux disk space → https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/check-and-clean-linux-disk-space/ Learn more about command line basics → https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/linux-system-administration-basics/ Subscribe to get notified of new episodes as they come out → https://www.youtube.com/linode?sub_confirmation=1 #Linode #Linux #LinuxCommands Product: Linode, df du Commands, Command Line; @LearnLinuxTV ;

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