{"id":13589,"date":"2019-04-03T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=13589"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T11:17:09","slug":"discus-show-colourised-disk-space-usage-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/04\/03\/discus-show-colourised-disk-space-usage-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Discus \u2013 Show Colourised Disk Space Usage in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our last article, we have explained how to use\u00a0df (disk filesystem) utility<\/a>\u00a0to report file system disk space usage in Linux. We have discovered yet a another great utility for the same purpose but with a prettier output, called\u00a0discus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Discus<\/strong>\u00a0is a df-like, highly configurable utility for checking disk space utilization in Linux, intended to make\u00a0df<\/strong>prettier with fancy features such as colored output, bar graphs, and smart formatting of numbers. To configure it, you may copy its main configuration file\u00a0\/etc\/discusrc<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0~\/.discusrc<\/strong>\u00a0and do your customization in there.<\/p>\n

Read Also<\/strong>:\u00a0Pydf an Alternative \u201cdf\u201d Command to Check Disk Usage in Different Colours<\/a><\/p>\n

The package\u00a0discus<\/strong>\u00a0is available to install from the default system repositories using package manager on Linux distribution as shown.<\/p>\n

$ sudo apt install discus\t#Debian\/UBuntu\r\n$ sudo yum install discus\t#RHEL\/CentOS\r\n$ sudo dnf install discus\t#Fedora 22+\r\n<\/pre>\n
After installing discus, learn how to use discus with the following examples.<\/p>\n
Discus Command Examples<\/h3>\n
Run the\u00a0discus<\/strong>\u00a0command with the default settings.<\/p>\n
$ discus\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Check<\/a><\/p>\n
Check Linux Filesystem Disk Space<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
To disable the color, use the\u00a0-c<\/code>\u00a0flag.<\/p>\n
$ discus -c\r\n<\/pre>\n
To display device names instead of graphs, use the\u00a0-d<\/code>\u00a0flag:.<\/p>\n
$ discus -d\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Check<\/a><\/p>\n
Check Disk Space Usage By Devices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
If do not want to use smart formatting, you can disable it using the\u00a0-s<\/code>\u00a0switch as shown.<\/p>\n
$ discus -s\r\n<\/pre>\n
You can specify the number of digits to right of decimal place using the\u00a0-p<\/code>\u00a0flag.<\/p>\n
$ discus -p 3\r\n<\/pre>\n
To display sizes in kilobytes, gigabytes, megabytes, or terabytes use the\u00a0-k<\/code>,\u00a0-g<\/code>,\u00a0-m<\/code>, or\u00a0-t<\/code>\u00a0flags respectively. For example.<\/p>\n
$ discus -m\r\n<\/pre>\n
Last but not least, if you want to configure it to your preference, copy its main configuration file\u00a0\/etc\/discusrc<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0~\/.discusrc<\/strong>\u00a0as shown.<\/p>\n
$ sudo cp \/etc\/discusrc ~\/.discusrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
Then open the newly created file and perform your customization.<\/p>\n
$ vim ~\/.discusrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
\n
\"Discus<\/a><\/p>\n
Discus Configuration Customization<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For more information, see the discus man page.<\/p>\n
$ man discus \r\n<\/pre>\n
You may also like to read these following useful articles on Linux disk space usage.<\/p>\n
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  1. 10 Useful du (Disk Usage) Commands to Find Disk Usage of Files and Directories<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. How to Find Out Top Directories and Files (Disk Space) in Linux<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    That\u2019s all!\u00a0Discus<\/strong>\u00a0is a simple utility intended to make\u00a0df<\/strong>\u00a0command prettier. Try it out and let us know of thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n
    Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    In our last article, we have explained how to use\u00a0df (disk filesystem) utility\u00a0to report file system disk space usage in Linux. We have discovered yet a another great utility for the same purpose but with a prettier output, called\u00a0discus. Discus\u00a0is a df-like, highly configurable utility for checking disk space utilization in Linux, intended to make\u00a0dfprettier … <\/p>\n
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