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Old 10-31-2017
Listing files/space used on root partition
For instance, root partition is full so I don't need to know about /ABC/XYZ when /ABC/XYZ is a separate mount point. (But /ABC isnt).

Can I run a du command or similar and just look at contents effecting the space on that mount point (/)?
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Old 11-01-2017
Why not just use df /? Maybe with a -k or -H option depending on what units you want.
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Old 11-03-2017
The du command supports the -x flag to prevent you decenting into sub-mounted filesystems.

I usually do:-
Code:
cd /mount/point
du -kx . | sort -n

This will list the directories in ascending content volume. The value is cumulative, so you might have to change into the various sub-directories and work your way down.



I hope that this helps,
Robin
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