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> docker system df will show used space, similar to the unix tool df I thought 'df' is for free space, 'du' is for used space. Can anyone explain why the went

by LeonM 10y ago

> docker system df will show used space, similar to the unix tool df I thought 'df' is for free space, 'du' is for used space. Can anyone explain why the went for 'df', not 'du'?

legooolas 10y ago
df shows both used and available space on a whole disk/device. du is for space used by particular files/directories.