What Is Df Command in Ubuntu?
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The df command (short for disk free) is used to show the amount of free disk space available on Linux and other Unix-like systems and to understand the filesystems that have been mounted. df displays the amount of free space on the file system containing each file name argument.

What does df do in Ubuntu?

df displays the amount of disk space available on the file system containing each file name argument. If no file name is given, the space available on all currently mounted file systems is shown.

What does the df command do?

Use the df command to display information about total space and available space on a file system. … If a file or directory is specified, then the df command displays information for the file system on which it resides. Normally, the df command uses free counts contained in the superblock.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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