How To Find Large Files In Linux?

Linux is a file-based operating system that contains a lot of files of different sizes. During daily usage, a lot of files are created or downloaded by systems or users. This consumes a lot of disk space which results in storage errors and warnings. We can search and find big or large files using different … Read more

How To Check Free and Used Disk Space In Ubuntu?

How To Check Free and Used Disk Space In Ubuntu?

The disk is an important resource for Ubuntu distributions and servers. Especially SSD disks are more expensive than other mechanical disks. So it is important to check free and used disk space regularly and take required actions to empty unnecessary data. Ubuntu provides different ways, commands to check free and used disk space. In this … Read more

How To Get Size of Directory/Folder In Linux?

How To Get Size of Directory/Folder In Linux?

Directories or folders can contain multiple files and directories. These multiple files and directories use some disk space and have a size. But when we list the files and directories we see that the directory size is listed as 4096 bytes or 4KB. This is the directory standard size which does not contain the files … Read more

Linux du Command Tutorial with Examples

Linux du Command Tutorial with Examples

The du command is used to get information about the disk usage in Linux. The du command provides a lot of useful information about disk usage like directory size, file size, free percentage, etc. Print File Sizes as Byte The du command is used to list given files and directories sizes in the byte unit. … Read more

How To Check Disk Space In Linux?

How To Check Disk Space In Linux?

While using a Linux system on a desktop, laptop, or server the disk space is important to monitor. The disk is used to store different types of data like files, database servers, codes, libraries, executables, etc. Linux provides different commands and tools in order to check disk space from a different point of view. Mainly … Read more