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How to determinate linux file or folder usage

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In order to determine the space consumption of a file or folder
For example to determine the disk space for the folder /home

Run the command bellow in command line (ssh)
du -sh /home

If you want to determine the disk space for each file separately in folder /home
Run the command bellow in command line (ssh)

du -sh /home/*

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