Linux quota command

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The Linux quota command is used to display the disk space used and the limit.

Executing the quota command can query the disk space limit and find out how much space has been used.

Syntax

quota [-quvV][User Name...] or quota [-gqvV][Group Name...]

Parameter Description:

• -g List the disk space limits of groups.
• -q Brief list, only list the parts exceeding the limit.
• -u List the disk space limits of users.
• -v Display the space limit of the user or group in all storage devices attached to the system.
• -V Display version information.

Online Examples

# quota -guvs <==Display the quota value of the current executor (i.e., root) 
# quota -uvs test <==Display the quota value of user test

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