I would like to get individual file size, all used file size in the disk and usable the maximum file size in the disk. In linux, commands for checking file sizes such as "du", "df", "ls -l" are prepared.
However, the result is different when examining the total size of the files used in "df -h" and when examining the total size of the file used in "du -shc /*".
result of df,
$df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
ubi0:rootfs 435M 195M 240M 45% /
devtmpfs 88M 4.0K 88M 1% /dev
tmpfs 248M 168K 248M 1% /run
tmpfs 248M 124K 248M 1% /var/volatile
result of du,
$du -shc /*
3.3M /bin
1.2M /boot
4.0K /dev
5.5M /etc
38M /home
9.7M /lib
0 /media
0 /mnt
12K /opt
0 /proc
168K /run
2.5M /sbin
0 /sys
0 /tmp
45M /unit_tests
273M /usr
228M /var
36K /www
605M total
Which command shows the exact file size? Or, what other command can be executed to obtain the correct file size?
df
shows filesystem usage. There can be only 1 file in block, so even if your file is 10 bytes it takes place of 4kB (may be other size depending on block size). On the other sidedu
shows true file size (not the space it is occupying on disk). – DevilaN Feb 20 '18 at 10:34