How Do You Find Which Files Are Taking up Space in Linux?

How can I tell which directory is taking up more space?

1. You can use du -k . …
2. du /local/mnt/workspace | sort -n should make it. …
3. Suggest using -k flag to get result in kB rather than “blocks”. …
4. @Floris – i only want to size of top-level directories under /local/mnt/work/space ..”du -k .” seems to point size for every subdirectory ,how to get size of only top-level directory? –

How do I see hidden spaces in Linux?

How to check drive space on Linux from the command line

1. df – reports the amount of disk space used on a file system.
2. du – reports the amount of space used by specific files.
3. btrfs – reports the amount of space used by a btrfs file system mount point.

9 авг. 2017 г.