Thread: Unix-no space left on device

Hi,

I am trying to write very small data on a text file (unix bash shell).
but it gives an error "No space left on device".

I have deleted some files but again giving the same issue.

Can anybody help me to solve this issue.




Regards,
Priyanka

You need to remove unwated software and file, delete cache and so on. First find out partition name that is running out of disk space. Is it /home, /var/, /tmp or anything else? Use the df command:

Code:

df -k
df -H

The following command will list top 10 dirs eating up disk space in /home:

Code:

du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 10

Next, either delete those unwanted files or compress and move them to backup media. Third option is to add additional disk space. LVM can also help.

Thanks a lot