Python os.statvfs() Method

Description

The method statvfs() perform a statvfs system call on the given path.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for statvfs() method

os.statvfs(path)

Parameters

• path -- This is the path whose statvfs information is required.

Return Value

Here is the list of members of statvfs structure:

• f_bsize: preferred file system block size.
• f_frsize: fundamental file system block size.
• f_blocks: total number of blocks in the filesystem.
• f_bfree: total number of free blocks.
• f_bavail: free blocks available to non-super user.
• f_files: total number of file nodes.
• f_ffree: total number of free file nodes.
• f_favail: free nodes available to non-super user.
• f_flag: system dependent.
• f_namemax: maximum file name length.

Example

The following example shows the usage of statvfs() method.

# !/usr/bin/python

import os, sys

# showing statvfs information of file "a1.py"
stinfo = os.statvfs('a1.py')

print stinfo

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

posix.statvfs_result(f_bsize=4096, f_frsize=4096, f_blocks=1909350L, f_bfree=1491513L,
f_bavail=1394521L, f_files=971520L, f_ffree=883302L, f_fvail=883302L, f_flag=0,
f_namemax=255)