linuxcommand-discuss

[Linuxcommand-discuss] size of directories

[Mertens B. <bra...@li...>]

Hi,

Is there a way to get the size of a directory on the command line?
Right now I open a Nautilus window select the directory and open the
Preferences window which shows the 'Contents' info: number of files and
total file size.

Is there any way to do this?

TIA
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Re: [Linuxcommand-discuss] size of directories

[Norman B. R. <rob...@ze...>]

You'll be wanting to take a look at the 'du' command. the '-h' option 
makes it easier to interpret and the '-c' option gives you a grand total.

i.e., "du -ch /home/folder1/"

As always, check the man page for additional details.

Enjoy,

Norman

Mertens Bram wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Is there a way to get the size of a directory on the command line?
>Right now I open a Nautilus window select the directory and open the
>Preferences window which shows the 'Contents' info: number of files and
>total file size.
>
>Is there any way to do this?
>
>TIA
>  
>

Re: [Linuxcommand-discuss] size of directories

[Mertens B. <bra...@li...>]

On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 14:49, Norman B. Robinson wrote:
> You'll be wanting to take a look at the 'du' command. the '-h' option 
> makes it easier to interpret and the '-c' option gives you a grand total.
> 
> i.e., "du -ch /home/folder1/"
> 
> As always, check the man page for additional details.

Thanks, combined with the -s option to only show the grand total, this
is exactly what I needed!

Regards
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