$ Linux Command

Administration

repquota

Report disk quota usage for users and groups.

quotadiskreportusageusersgroups

Additional Notes

repquota generates a summary report of disk quota usage for all users and groups on a filesystem. It shows each user or group with their current disk usage, soft and hard limits, grace periods, and inode (file count) statistics.

System administrators use repquota for generating quota reports, monitoring storage usage trends, identifying users approaching their limits, and auditing filesystem utilization. It is more comprehensive than the quota command, which shows individual user information.

Syntax

repquota [options] [filesystem...]

Parameters

  • filesystem: Mount point or device to report on. If omitted, all filesystems with quotas are reported.

Common Options

  • -a, --all: Report on all filesystems with quotas enabled.
  • -u, --user: Report user quotas (default).
  • -g, --group: Report group quotas.
  • -v, --verbose: Show quotas for all users/groups, even those with no usage.
  • -s, --human-readable: Show sizes in human-readable format (K, M, G).
  • -p, --raw: Show raw numbers (in 1K blocks) without conversion.
  • -n, --no-name: Show numeric UIDs/GIDs instead of resolving names.
  • -i: Report inode usage instead of block usage.
  • -t: Show grace period information instead of usage.
  • -c: Report on specified mount points (comma-separated).
  • -f: Filter by filesystem type (e.g., ext4, xfs).

Examples

repquota -a

Report quotas on all quota-enabled filesystems.

repquota -a -s

Human-readable quota report on all filesystems.

repquota -ug /home

Report both user and group quotas on /home.

repquota -v /var

Verbose report showing all users, including those with zero usage.

repquota -a -s | grep -E "^[^ ]+ --"

Show only users who are exceeding their soft limit (indicated by + or --).

repquota -g /data

Show group quota usage on /data.

repquota -a -n

Report with numeric UIDs, useful when user name resolution is slow or unavailable.

Practical Notes

  • Quotas must be enabled on the filesystem (via /etc/fstab usrquota/grpquota options) and activated with quotaon.
  • The output shows columns for: user/group, filesystem, blocks used, block soft/hard limits, block grace, inodes used, inode soft/hard limits, and inode grace.
  • A + or -- in the output indicates the user/group is over the soft limit and within the grace period.
  • The grace column shows how much time remains before the soft limit becomes a hard limit.
  • For automated monitoring, use repquota -a -s and grep for users in violation.
  • repquota reads from the quota files created by quotacheck. Run quotacheck periodically to keep data accurate.