“df -h” command puts line breaks in output. How do I fix?

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My "df -h" command on my Linux box has some devices with longer names and so the "df -h" output has line breaks (or tabs??) in it, which makes it difficult to parse the output in a script.

Does anyone know how I can suppress the linebreaks so that the latter of the following outputs is what I get:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00

                      3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05

                      3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04

                      3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03

                      3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02

                      7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

And the desired format is:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00   3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05   3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04   3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03   3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02   7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

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asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

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I can't test this because my drive paths aren't huge like yours. Try df -Pkh
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:48

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@user606723: why do not put it in an answer?
– enzotib
Aug 3 '11 at 19:51

I did just now. =p. I didn't put it in an answer at first because it was a blatant guess from looking at the man file for two seconds.
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

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The use of -h and -k together is pointless as they contradict each other and the last one given "wins" (i.e. df -hk gives 1024 blocks output while df -kh gives human readable output).
– PerlDuck
Nov 27 at 14:13

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My "df -h" command on my Linux box has some devices with longer names and so the "df -h" output has line breaks (or tabs??) in it, which makes it difficult to parse the output in a script.

Does anyone know how I can suppress the linebreaks so that the latter of the following outputs is what I get:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00

                      3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05

                      3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04

                      3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03

                      3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02

                      7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

And the desired format is:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00   3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05   3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04   3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03   3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02   7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

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asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

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I can't test this because my drive paths aren't huge like yours. Try df -Pkh
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:48

1

@user606723: why do not put it in an answer?
– enzotib
Aug 3 '11 at 19:51

I did just now. =p. I didn't put it in an answer at first because it was a blatant guess from looking at the man file for two seconds.
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

1

The use of -h and -k together is pointless as they contradict each other and the last one given "wins" (i.e. df -hk gives 1024 blocks output while df -kh gives human readable output).
– PerlDuck
Nov 27 at 14:13

add a comment |

up vote
13
down vote

favorite

My "df -h" command on my Linux box has some devices with longer names and so the "df -h" output has line breaks (or tabs??) in it, which makes it difficult to parse the output in a script.

Does anyone know how I can suppress the linebreaks so that the latter of the following outputs is what I get:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00

                      3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05

                      3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04

                      3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03

                      3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02

                      7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

And the desired format is:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00   3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05   3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04   3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03   3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02   7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

1,6711014

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

My "df -h" command on my Linux box has some devices with longer names and so the "df -h" output has line breaks (or tabs??) in it, which makes it difficult to parse the output in a script.

Does anyone know how I can suppress the linebreaks so that the latter of the following outputs is what I get:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00

                      3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05

                      3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04

                      3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03

                      3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02

                      7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

And the desired format is:

[root@me ~]# df -kh

Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00   3.9G  404M  3.3G  11% /

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol05   3.9G  442M  3.3G  12% /home

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol04   3.9G  261M  3.5G   7% /var

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol03   3.9G  137M  3.6G   4% /tmp

/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol02   7.8G  3.6G  3.8G  49% /usr

disk fstab disk-usage disk-management

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

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asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

1,6711014

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

1,6711014

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

1,6711014

edited Aug 3 '11 at 20:02

user606723

1,6711014

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

asked Aug 3 '11 at 19:44

djangofan

1,56621727

1

I can't test this because my drive paths aren't huge like yours. Try df -Pkh
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:48

1

@user606723: why do not put it in an answer?
– enzotib
Aug 3 '11 at 19:51

I did just now. =p. I didn't put it in an answer at first because it was a blatant guess from looking at the man file for two seconds.
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

1

The use of -h and -k together is pointless as they contradict each other and the last one given "wins" (i.e. df -hk gives 1024 blocks output while df -kh gives human readable output).
– PerlDuck
Nov 27 at 14:13

add a comment |

1

I can't test this because my drive paths aren't huge like yours. Try df -Pkh
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:48

1

@user606723: why do not put it in an answer?
– enzotib
Aug 3 '11 at 19:51

I did just now. =p. I didn't put it in an answer at first because it was a blatant guess from looking at the man file for two seconds.
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

1

The use of -h and -k together is pointless as they contradict each other and the last one given "wins" (i.e. df -hk gives 1024 blocks output while df -kh gives human readable output).
– PerlDuck
Nov 27 at 14:13

I can't test this because my drive paths aren't huge like yours. Try df -Pkh
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:48

@user606723: why do not put it in an answer?
– enzotib
Aug 3 '11 at 19:51

I did just now. =p. I didn't put it in an answer at first because it was a blatant guess from looking at the man file for two seconds.
– user606723
Aug 3 '11 at 19:53

The use of -h and -k together is pointless as they contradict each other and the last one given "wins" (i.e. df -hk gives 1024 blocks output while df -kh gives human readable output).
– PerlDuck
Nov 27 at 14:13

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Try: df -Pkh

The P stands for "portable", and will force it to follow POSIX standard output.

I have a hunch will fix any clever formatting that df tries to do.

In the future when you try to solve problems like these, try man df and see if you can find anything that looks like it might work... cause thats what I did =)

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

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Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

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 df -Ph | awk '{printf "%-35s%-10s%-10s%-10s%-5s%sn",$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'

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answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

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Try: df -Pkh

The P stands for "portable", and will force it to follow POSIX standard output.

I have a hunch will fix any clever formatting that df tries to do.

In the future when you try to solve problems like these, try man df and see if you can find anything that looks like it might work... cause thats what I did =)

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

add a comment |

up vote
16
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accepted

Try: df -Pkh

The P stands for "portable", and will force it to follow POSIX standard output.

I have a hunch will fix any clever formatting that df tries to do.

In the future when you try to solve problems like these, try man df and see if you can find anything that looks like it might work... cause thats what I did =)

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

add a comment |

up vote
16
down vote

accepted

Try: df -Pkh

The P stands for "portable", and will force it to follow POSIX standard output.

I have a hunch will fix any clever formatting that df tries to do.

In the future when you try to solve problems like these, try man df and see if you can find anything that looks like it might work... cause thats what I did =)

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

Try: df -Pkh

The P stands for "portable", and will force it to follow POSIX standard output.

I have a hunch will fix any clever formatting that df tries to do.

In the future when you try to solve problems like these, try man df and see if you can find anything that looks like it might work... cause thats what I did =)

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

1,6711014

answered Aug 3 '11 at 19:52

user606723

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Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

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Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

Ack. I was using "df --help" rather than "man df" . thanks for the reminder.
– djangofan
Aug 3 '11 at 22:06

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 df -Ph | awk '{printf "%-35s%-10s%-10s%-10s%-5s%sn",$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'

edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

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answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

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 df -Ph | awk '{printf "%-35s%-10s%-10s%-10s%-5s%sn",$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'

edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

134k19285484

answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

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 df -Ph | awk '{printf "%-35s%-10s%-10s%-10s%-5s%sn",$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'

edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

134k19285484

answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

Sumit Chauhan

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 df -Ph | awk '{printf "%-35s%-10s%-10s%-10s%-5s%sn",$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}'

edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

134k19285484

answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

Sumit Chauhan

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edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

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edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

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edited Jan 12 '15 at 5:17

muru

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answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

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answered Jan 12 '15 at 4:40

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