{"id":1619,"date":"2023-01-24T02:46:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2023-01-24T02:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:16:43","slug":"how-to-use-df-command-in-linux-unix-with-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-df-command-in-linux-unix-with-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use df command in Linux \/ Unix {with examples}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;df&#8221; command in Linux and Unix is used to display the amount of disk space used and available on the file system. The command can be used with various options to display the information in different formats. 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