The df command tells you the usage of memory details in the Linux system. An understanding of the output is useful for Linux developers. The outputs are Filesystem, 1K-blocks, Used, Available, use%, and mounted-on.

Here is the result of the df command

Here is the result of the df command

Filesystem

The filesystem tells you the device name on which the filesystem is stored. Here are the details on the Linux device.

1k-blocks

It tells the total memory available in Kilobytes.

Used

It tells you the used memory in bytes.

Available

It tells the available memory in bytes.

Use%

It tells the used memory in percentage.

Mounted-on

It is simply a directory that is created in the root directory.

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