hpr1032 :: LiTS 011: du - disk usage
Summarise file space usage with the du command
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Linux in the Shell.
Linux In The Shell aims to explore the use of many commands a user can run in the Bash Shell. Tutorials include a write up with examples, an audio component about the write up, and a video component to demonstrate the usage of the command.
The website is https://www.linuxintheshell.com/
The du command provides a summary of disk usage for files and directories. The default behavior is to show the number of blocks used by the contents of a directory or directories the command is run on. Usage is calculated recursively for directories. When du encounters a directory it will recurse into subdirectories and show the disk utilization of the files and directories under that directory and then present a total for the topmost directory. This cascades down through each subdirectory where the subdirectory becomes the parent and each child directory is summarized and the parent then totalled.
For complete show notes see https://www.linuxintheshell.com/2012/07/17/episode-011-du-disk-usage/