The “pydf” (Python Disk File System) is an advanced command line tool and a good alternative to Linux “df comand”. It is used to display the amount of used and available disk space on a Linux file systems, same like df command, but in different colours. The output of the pydf command can be customizable according to your needs.
Pydf Command to Check Disk Usage
This “pydf” command is written in python language that displays the amount of disk usage and available space on Linux mounted file system, using custom colours for different file system types.
Installing pydf
By default, pydf tool is not installed on Linux distributions, you need to install it using third party repository. So, first enable EPEL repository and afterwards enabling it, use the following “yum command” to install it.
On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora/Scientific Linux
# yum install pydf
Sample Output
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Determining fastest mirrors
epel/metalink | 4.2 kB
* base: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
* epel: mirrors.ispros.com.bd
* extras: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
base | 3.7 kB
epel | 3.9 kB
epel/primary_db | 4.2 MB
extras | 3.5 kB
updates | 3.5 kB
updates/primary_db | 1.9 MB
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package pydf.noarch 0:9-3.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
==================================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==================================================================================================================
Installing:
pydf noarch 9-3.el6 epel 14 k
Transaction Summary
==================================================================================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Total download size: 14 k
Installed size: 25 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
pydf-9-3.el6.noarch.rpm | 14 kB
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : pydf-9-3.el6.noarch 1/1
Verifying : pydf-9-3.el6.noarch 1/1
Installed:
pydf.noarch 0:9-3.el6
Complete!
On Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint
On Debian based distributions, the pydf tool is availabe from package manager system, you can install it using “apt-get command” as shown below.
$ sudo apt-get install pydf
Sample Output
[sudo] password for tecmint:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
java-wrappers
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
pydf
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 10 not upgraded.
Need to get 12.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 70.7 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/universe pydf all 10 [12.1 kB]
Fetched 12.1 kB in 1s (6,097 B/s)
Selecting previously unselected package pydf.
(Reading database ... 175568 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking pydf (from .../apt/archives/pydf_10_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up pydf (10) ...
How to Use pydf Command
If you run only “pydf” command without specifying argument, it will display just information of disk space usage along with all mounted file systems.
# pydf
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 49G 3244M 44G 6.4 [###.....................................] /
/dev/sda1 194M 43M 140M 22.4 [#########...............................] /boot
/dev/sdb1 492G 345G 122G 70.2 [#########################...............] /data
/dev/sda3 39G 4043M 33G 10.0 [####....................................] /home
/dev/sda6 55G 33G 19G 60.0 [########################................] /var
/dev/sdc1 492G 262G 205G 53.3 [#####################...................] /videos
To check which file system having 0 blocks, simple run the following command along with “-a” or “–all” argument.
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