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Old 09-02-2001, 06:04 AM   #1
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Directory size

Now here's an easy one: How can I display the size of a directory? - On the console! -
 
Old 09-02-2001, 07:08 AM   #2
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Code:
du -h directoryName
Should do you

HTH

Jamie...
 
Old 09-02-2001, 11:00 AM   #3
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du -hs directoryName

will display a summary.

Regards,

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Old 09-02-2001, 03:58 PM   #4
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Is du -h the same as du -s?

du -h does work on my machine, but my man page does not show a -h option.
 
Old 09-03-2001, 04:13 AM   #5
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-h displays the sizees in human-readable format [i.e as 1 mb not 10000 kb]
 
  


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