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du

SafeDirectory size

du -sh *

Find what is consuming disk space.

Examples

  • du -sh * | sort -rh | headTop consumers, largest first

Syntax

du -sh <path>/* | du -ah | sort -rh | head

Before you run it

Read-only.

Used when you see

Disk is full
2
Find what's consuming itChase the largest first
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Logs are eating the disk
2
Find the bloat with per-directory usage
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Related commands

  • dfDisk free space

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