The myquota command
myquota displays storage space and file usage in your directories. The clusters enforce limits on both storage size and file count — this command helps identify issues behind quota or disk errors.
Basic usage
[NetID@login2 ~]$ myquota == NetID-home == Filesystem GB quota limit | files quota limit mmfs1 6 20 20 | 61172 204800 204800 == NetID-scratch == Filesystem GB quota limit | files quota limit mmfs1 1 20480 20480 | 204 10000000 10000000 == DoeGroup == Filesystem GB quota limit | files quota limit mmfs1 3957 5120 5120 | 2038373 10485760 10485760
In this example the home directory uses 6 GB of 20 GB and 61,172 of 204,800 permitted files.
Checking a specific directory
myquota <netid>-home # your home directory myquota <netid>-scratch # your scratch directory myquota ProjectName # a shared project space
Reading the output
- GB / quota / limit — storage consumed and maximum permitted
- files / quota / limit — file count and maximum allowed
Most directories have identical soft and hard limits, functioning as a single boundary.
When to run it
- On "disk quota exceeded" or "no space left on device" errors
- Before transferring or creating large datasets
- When resolving shared project-space concerns with collaborators
Applies to