linux disc space

[DataSmash]

On Feb 15, 1:32 pm, Jeff Schwab <j... at schwabcenter.com> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > On Feb 15, 7:10 pm, DataSmash <r... at new.rr.com> wrote:
> >> I simply want to capture the free disc space in a variable so that I
> >> can compare changes.  I'm aware of a few commands like "df -h" or "du -
> >> k", but I can't figure out how to capture those values as a variable.
> >> I also looked at os.statvfs(), but that output doesn't seem to make
> >> any sense at all to me, knowing the size of the disc.
> >> Thanks for your help!
> >> R.D.
>
> > import os, statvfs
> > s = os.statvfs(".")
> > freebytes = s[statvfs.F_BSIZE] * s[statvfs.F_BAVAIL]
>
> Is it worth distinguishing free bytes from available bytes?  I've never
> seen them differ, and I'm not sure how they ever would...
>
>      import os
>      import statvfs
>
>      def free_bytes(path):
>          stats = os.statvfs(path)
>          return stats[statvfs.F_BSIZE] * stats[statvfs.F_BFREE]
>
>      def avail_bytes(path):
>          stats = os.statvfs(path)
>          return stats[statvfs.F_BSIZE] * stats[statvfs.F_BAVAIL]
>
>      if __name__ == '__main__':
>          import sys
>          for path in sys.argv[1:]:
>              print "%s:" % path,
>              print "%dK free," % (free_bytes(path) / 1024),
>              print "%dK available" % (avail_bytes(path) / 1024)


Chris,
Much thanks.  That's just what I need.

Jeff,
Not sure what's taking up the "available" space, but it's about 12GB
on my system.
Interesting.

Thanks.