How to check the hard disk size in linux

Xberry · 11-08-2011, 09:41 AM

Hi am xberry and i am new here i hope i find frnds who wil help wen i am i ned

etech3 · 11-08-2011, 09:50 AM

Try running from the command line:

Code:

df -h

TobiSGD · 11-08-2011, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etech3

Try running from the command line:

Code:

df -h

Code:

df -h

will only show the size of mounted partitions, not the harddisk size. For the harddisk size try

Code:

fdisk -l

This will show up the total size of a harddisk and the partitions and unpartitioned space (if any).
Keep in mind that you have to be root for the fdisk command to work correctly. So, depending on the distro you use. use either sudo or su to get root privileges.

etech3 · 11-08-2011, 10:45 AM

TobiSGD,

My bad. You are right, I'm used to using df to keep an eye out for space.

Larry Webb · 11-08-2011, 12:54 PM

It also can be checked at

cat /proc/partitions

and will also list all your partitions and size.