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Check your Linux Machine Disk Space Using Discus

Posted by Admin on September 26th, 2006

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Discus is a GPL text-mode disk space usage program.Discus aims to make df prettier. Features include color, bar graphs, and smart formatting of numbers (automatically choosing the most suitable size from kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, or terabytes). Or choose your own size, along with specifying the number of decimal places.

Discus installation in Debian and Ubuntu

# apt-get install discus

and press enter discus installation it will complete. After this if you want to use discus check the following examples

Discus Examples

A screenshot with the default settings

Discus Output

A screenshot with -m (megabyte) and -p 0 ( no decimal places) options

Discus Optios Output

If you want more options available for discus check discus man page

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