Which folder is taking up the most space Linux?

The procedure to find largest files including directories in Linux is as follows:

• Open the terminal application.
• Login as root user using the sudo -i command.
• Type du -a /dir/ | sort -n -r | head -n 20.
• du will estimate file space usage.
• sort will sort out the output of du command.

Which directory is consuming space in Linux?

Using du to Find Directory Disk Usage: The du command is available in all modern Linux distribution by default. You don’t have to installing anything extra. The du command with the options -s (–summarize) and -h (–human-readable) can be used to find out how much disk space a directory is consuming.