linux check disk space code example

Example 1: how to check folder size in linux

# show all folder size in the current directory
du -h --max-depth=1

Example 2: see total space available in shell

df -hx squashfs --total

Example 3: linux check used space in folder

du -h --max-depth=1

Example 4: bash how to check free disk space in Linux

# Basic syntax:
df -h
# Where the -h flag ensures a "human readable" format