repquota

Report stats for all quotas in use

$ sudo repquota [[-a|--all]]

$ sudo repquota [[-v|--verbose]] [filesystem]

$ repquota [[-u|--user]] [filesystem]

$ sudo repquota [[-g|--group]] [filesystem]

$ sudo repquota [[-s|--human-readable]] [filesystem]

$ sudo repquota [[-augs|--all --user --group --human-readable]]

repquota [-av] [-u|-g] filesystem...

-a
    Report quotas for all filesystems in /etc/mtab that have quotas enabled.

-v
    Verbose mode. Show more detailed information.

-u
    Report quotas for users (default).

-g
    Report quotas for groups.

filesystem...
    Specify the filesystem(s) to report on. If not specified, all filesystems in /etc/mtab with quotas enabled are used (same as -a).

repquota is a command-line utility in Linux used to report disk quota information for a specified filesystem. It displays quota limits, current disk usage, and inode usage for users or groups. It's helpful for system administrators to monitor and enforce disk space usage policies. repquota can generate detailed reports summarizing how much storage users or groups have consumed, what their hard and soft limits are, and the grace periods associated with those limits. This tool is part of the quota management system, allowing administrators to maintain control over disk space allocation on Linux systems.
The command usually retrieves quota data from quota files (e.g., quota.user, quota.group) residing in the root directory of the filesystem. It requires root privileges or appropriate capabilities to function correctly. Output of repquota consists of User/Group id, blocks used, soft limit, hard limit, and grace period and inodes used, soft limit, hard limit and grace period.

Requires root privileges to execute effectively. The filesystem must have quotas enabled. Output formatting may vary slightly across different Linux distributions. /etc/mtab must be up-to-date for the -a option to work as expected.

repquota supports various filesystem types with quota capabilities, including ext4, XFS, and others. Ensure the filesystem you are querying has quotas properly configured.

The grace period dictates how long a user or group can exceed their soft limit before the system starts enforcing the hard limit.

Quota management in Linux originated in the early days of Unix to address the issue of uncontrolled disk space usage. repquota, as part of the quota tools suite, has evolved alongside filesystem developments and changing storage needs. It has been crucial for shared hosting environments, educational institutions, and organizations with large-scale storage systems. Over time, it has received updates to support new filesystems and quota implementations, providing a consistent interface for reporting quota information.

quota(1), setquota(8), quotacheck(8), quotaoff(8), quotaon(8), edquota(8)