[ale] unallocated space

[Joseph A. Knapka]

"Zyman, Andy" wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> very simple question for you:
> how can i see the amount of unallocated space under Linux?

>From a shell, run

df
("disk free") to see the amount of free space on all filesystems.

-- Joe

> problem:
> I have hd for 40 gb. I have Nt and rh73 installed. I need more space in
> /home to install Oracle9i. I found "parted". Which might ( i don't know yet
> ) add or expand the partition.
> the problem is that it asks not for how much space i want to add but for
> starting/ending sectors/segments ( don't remember right now ).
> so now i need to find out where the unused space is. And i just don't know
> how to do this.
> Another problem - it ( parted ) asks not for mb i want to add but for ( i
> think ) segments, so i have to know where the space is...
> any help?
> 
> P.S. on top of this i was trying to find where is the disk druid ( i liked
> it gui interface, was very convenient for me ), but failed...
> Please advice.
> 
> Thank You
>  Andy
> 
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