{"id":25356,"date":"2024-03-16T04:47:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-check-the-disk-usage-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T05:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T05:58:35","slug":"how-can-i-check-the-disk-usage-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-check-the-disk-usage-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I check the disk usage in Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Linux systems, you can use the following command to check the file usage:<\/p>\n

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  1. The df command is used to display the overall disk usage of the file system, including information such as the total size, used space, available space, and mounting points.<\/li>\n
  2. Show me the disk usage in human-readable format.<\/li>\n
  3. du command: used to display the disk usage of directories or files.<\/li>\n
  4. Show the disk usage of the specified directory or file.<\/li>\n
  5. lsof command: used to display a list of files currently open in the system, allowing you to see which processes are using a particular file.<\/li>\n
  6. List open files for the specified file path<\/li>\n
  7. The fuser command shows which process is using a file and can determine if a file is being held by a process.<\/li>\n
  8. List processes that are currently using the specified file.<\/li>\n
  9. The commands lsof and fuser can also be used together to view the occupation status of all files in a certain directory.<\/li>\n
  10. For each file in the specified directory path, execute either lsof or fuser command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The above command can be selected as needed to view the occupancy status of the file according to different situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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