On Mon, 29 Jun 2020, Pete Biggs wrote: > >> >> # du -sh /* > > Use 'du -xh --max-depth=1 /' it will clean up your output and show you > only things on the root partition. Note the reason for -x . -x is equivalent to --one-file-system . It says that when searching from a directory, include only descendants in the same filesystem. Though rather unlikely, it is possible that none of /* are in the same filesystem as / , hence the need for / rather than /* . -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "Sorry but your password must contain an uppercase letter, a number, a haiku, a gang sign, a heiroglyph, and the blood of a virgin." -- someeecards