Check the Size of your Home Directory

Conrad McGarry updated July 16, 2014 at 12:25 PM

Questions Addressed

• How do I find out how much space my home directory is taking up on igpphome? How do I find out how much space my home directory is taking up on igpphome?

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1. Open a terminal window and a SSH connection to one of the Barnyard computers.
   1. For example, type the following command: ssh
   ssh username username @clyde.ucsd.edu @clyde
   1. username@clyde.ucsd.edu
2. Issue the following command:
   1. For example, type the following command: ssh ssh username username @clyde.ucsd.edu @clyde.ucsd.edu
   2. 1. du -ksh ~ myname myname /
      2. --replace byname byname with the name of your folder
      3. This should look something like:
         

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   2. The command returns one line, beginning with the total size of your home folder ("G" means Gigabytes)

   
   

   Note: When connecting from outside the UCSD network, VPN is required. Click here to learn How to VPN into the UCSD Network

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