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+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+set -e
+eyedee=`id -u`
+if (( eyedee != 0 )); then
+    echo "Please become root to use this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Find core files
+core_files=()
+cd /
+while read F; do
+    core_files+=("$F")
+done < <(ls /core* /home/lanforge/core* 2>/dev/null)
+
+
+# Find ath10k crash residue
+ath10_files=()
+while read F; do
+    ath10_files+=("$F")
+done < <(ls /home/lanforge/ath10* 2>/dev/null)
+
+# Find size of /mnt/lf that is not mounted
+cd /mnt
+usage_mnt=`du -shxc .`
+
+# Find size of /lib/modules
+cd /lib/modules
+usage_libmod=`du -sh *`
+
+# Find how many kernels are installed
+cd /boot
+boot_kernels=(`ls init*`)
+boot_usage=`du -sh .`
+
+HR="---------------------------------------"
+#                               #
+#       report sizes here       #
+#                               #
+if (( ${#core_files[@]} > 0 )); then
+    echo "Core Files:"
+    echo "$HR"
+    printf '%s\n' "${core_files[@]}"
+    echo "$HR"
+fi
+
+echo "Usage of /mnt: $usage_mnt"
+echo "Usage of /lib/modules: $usage_libmod"
+echo "Boot usage: $boot_usage"
+
+if (( ${#boot_kernels[@]} > 4 )); then
+    echo "Boot ramdisks:"
+    echo "$HR"
+    printf '%s\n' "${boot_kernels[@]}"
+    echo "$HR"
+fi
+
+# delete extra things now #
+
+# remove