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disk usage

Hello Everyone in this article we will discuss about disk utilization and file that occupy maximum space .





1) To check disk usage type command (#df -kh) 

above command defines that 'df ' stands for disk usage report and parameter 'kh' stands for results shown in block size in kb and h stands for Human readable




2) To check maximum space utilization by files in linux . Fiirst you have to navigate the directory and login by root user . After that Type command
#du -sch *

Here `du` signifies that disk usage
parameter  :-    `sch` and  `* ` . Here
`s` stands for separate files and directories  ,
 `c` stands for total .
`h` stands for human readable
`*` include everything sub-files and sub directories space