`df` command

Show free and used disk space on mounted file systems.

Disks & storage
Package coreutils
5 options · 5 examples

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Syntax

df [options] [file…]

Provided by the coreutils package. Run man df for the full manual.

Common options

Option	What it does
`-h`	Human-readable sizes
`-T`	Show the file system type
`-i`	Show inode usage
`-x TYPE`	Hide a file system type
`--total`	Add a total line

Examples

Disk space on all file systems
```
df -h
```
With file system types
```
df -hT
```
Space on the disk holding a path
```
df -h /var
```
Inode usage
```
df -i
```
Hide temporary file systems
```
df -h -x tmpfs -x devtmpfs
```

df guides

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