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How to sort by size using the du command

The default options of the linux du command are not sorted according to the size of the disk. If you want to display the results of du according to the disk usage size, you need to use the pipe and … Continue reading

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df command tutorial in linux/unix with examples and use cases

linux df command – report file system disk space usage linux df command 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 … Continue reading

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du command tutorial in linux/unix with examples and use cases

Linux du command – estimate file space usage Linux du command recursively summarizes the disk usage of a file or directory. Syntax Options -0, –null end each output line with NUL, not newline -a, –all    write counts for all … Continue reading

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