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Old 10-25-2004, 03:08 PM   #1
Carl-Fredrik
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Directory size


How do I check how big a directory is with all it's content. Subdirectories and on.
 
Old 10-25-2004, 03:28 PM   #2
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You can use:
du -hs directory

For each directory in a directory a good one is:
du -hs `ls`
 
  


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