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Old 01-03-2008, 03:19 AM   #1
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Smile how do you check the free space


how do you check the free space on a system
i can only see the used space using
du -cks
 
Old 01-03-2008, 03:21 AM   #2
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Code:
df -H
see man df for details and other options.
 
Old 01-03-2008, 10:32 AM   #3
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