Hi there are 2 commands worth looking at they are: du and df
Type man du and man df to see the syntax, HTH ___________________________________________ Robert MacLean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neville Cobb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Linux Newbie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to find Space on HD? > I too am used to the tools of windows and have found that xdiskusage > useful in linux as it shows disk usage in a graph for a selected > partition. You'll need to install egcs-c++ rpm as well and you'll need > to run it as root. You can use the binary at this location just change > the permissions to execute, install egcs-c++ rpm an make a desktop icon > and on the icons properties select to run as different user "root". > > http://xdiskusage.sourceforge.net/ > > nev > > ================ > > Neil R Porter wrote: > > >Hi All > > > >Might sound like a trivial question (and most prob is!)... but if on windows > >I want to know how big each partition is and how much space i have left and > >have used etc it's easy... how can I do this in linux... I installed LM8.1 > >and took the default partitioning (if memory serves it was a bit for swap > >and about 3GB for home and 15GB for the rest - 20GB hd)... > > > >I can see my file system fine.. but I want to know where I can store big > >files and when I am running out of space etc ... > > > >ta > > > >Neil > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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