In this blog post, I will show you how to check what is taking your Linux system disk space on a folder and file level.
NCDU
To get the very detailed results and report , I will use a utility called ncdu.
You can install it using the following command:
yum install ncdu
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Start Utility
After completing the installation, I will run it using the following command.
ncud
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Using the arrow button and enter keys I can navigate to each folder and drill down the file level, as shown below.
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