{"id":5883,"date":"2021-04-22T16:18:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2021-04-22T16:18:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:18:32","slug":"check-disk-usage-using-duf-command-line-utility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/centos\/check-disk-usage-using-duf-command-line-utility\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Disk Usage Using Duf Command-line Utility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The good old df command sure does a decent job in keeping tabs on the disk space usage. That\u2019s not in doubt. However, a new tool in the open-source community has come to revolutionize the way we view disk space usage statistics on the terminal. DUF<\/a>, an acronym for Disk Usage Free utility, is a free and awesome command-line tool that prints disk usage statistics in an intuitive and fancy format on the terminal. DUF is developed in the Go programming language and is a cross-platform tool that can be installed in Windows, Linux, BSD ad macOS.<\/p>\n

In this tutorial, we showcase how to install DUF and use it to print various disk usage metrics.<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before you get started, ensure you have a Linux distribution with a sudo user configured. We have used Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Additionally, confirm that you have a fast and reliable internet connection that will be required for the installation of packages.<\/p>\n

How to install DUF on Linux<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are 3 approaches to installing the DUF utility tool and we shall begin with the easiest.<\/p>\n

Install DUF using snap packages<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The easiest and most straightforward way of installing DUF is using snap packages. But before you go a step further, ensure that snap is enabled. Here\u2019s a comprehensive guide on how to enable snap for various Linux flavors<\/a>. Once snap is enabled, invoke the following command as the sudo user.<\/p>\n

$ sudo snap install duf-utility<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n
Once installed, you will be notified that DUF has successfully been installed. To confirm the version of DUF installed, run:<\/p>\n
$ duf --version <\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n
Install DUF from .deb or .rpm packages<\/strong><\/h2>\n
DUF Linux packages are also available in both .deb and .rpm packages. To get more insights on the available duf packages and the supported architectures, visit the GitHub releases page<\/a>.<\/p>\n
On Debian \/ Ubuntu distributions, download the .deb file as follows. I\u2019m using Ubuntu 20.04 which is a 64-bit system, and so I\u2019ll grab the 64-bit Debian package as follows:<\/p>\n
$ wget https:\/\/github.com\/muesli\/duf\/releases\/download\/v0.6.2\/duf_0.6.2_linux_amd64.deb<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Once the DUF package is downloaded, run it as shown:<\/p>\n
$ sudo dpkg -i duf_0.6.2_linux_amd64.deb<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Install DUF from source<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Lastly, you can compile DUF from source. But as we pointed out earlier, DUF is written in GO language. So before compiling from source, ensure that you install GO programming language <\/a>as a prerequisite.<\/p>\n
Once installed, proceed and clone the git repo.<\/p>\n
$ git clone https:\/\/github.com\/muesli\/duf.git<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Navigate into the clone directory.<\/p>\n
$ cd duf<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
And finally, compile the source code as indicated.<\/p>\n
$ go build<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Using DUF to check disk usage<\/strong><\/h2>\n
To begin monitoring disk space usage, simply invoke the duf command as follows:<\/p>\n
$ duf<\/strong><\/pre>\n
This prints out the disk usage statistics in a color-coded format in a tabular format.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Instead of displaying all the mount points, you can set duf t. For example, to display disk usage on the root partition only ( \/<\/strong> ) run the command:<\/p>\n
$ duf \/<\/strong><\/pre>\n
To display disk usage on the home partition invoke:<\/p>\n
$ duf \/home<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Additionally, you can list the partitions on a single command as follows. This prints out the disk usage statistics on the three partitions indicated.<\/p>\n
$ duf \/ \/ boot \/home<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Also, you can filter the columns that you want to display. For instance, if you want to display the \u2018Mounted ON\u2019 , SIZE, USED, AVAILABLE SPACE, and FILESYSTEM TYPE, run the command:<\/p>\n
$ duf --output mountpoint,size,used,avail,type \/home<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Moreover, you can choose to view the inodes as follows:<\/p>\n
$ duf --inodes<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
To print the output in JSON, run:<\/p>\n
$ duf --json<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
For more options on the command options, use the duf help command as shown.<\/p>\n
$ duf --help<\/strong><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Additionally, feel free to visit the DUF GitHub page for more information.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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