How can I find historical disk usage?

[LesleyGilchrist]

I'm trying to find a tool / command to generate historical disk usage information about my machine. Any ideas gratefully received! Thanks

 

[bi]

Check out some of the scripts at

http://www.introcomp.co.uk/unixadmin.html.

I run a system configuration gathering script every day through cron and send the output to a file with an extension of the day's date.

 

[KenCunningham]

Alternatively, just put a df -k command in cron and send the output to a log file at whatever interval you wish with a date stamp. Post further if you need further advice on this. Be aware that this log file will grow over time and might need archiving/pruning now and again because of this. HTH.

 

[LesleyGilchrist]

Thanks for this. I've implemented a scripted log now but I could do with the data from before the log started. Any idea if there's any way of finding the historical data? I can't find any logs or a command to do it.

Thanks
Lesley

 

[bi]

I don't think it is stored on the system unless you implement a log of your own.

 

[unixqueen]

Have you by any chance had a full trial version of Measureware installed? If so you would see a process called scopeux running.....

Clare