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Old 02-16-2004, 05:41 PM   #1
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How to view sizes of folders?


Hi. Newbish question. Can't seem to find the answer to it on this forum though.
Anyone have a quick answer?
How do I view sizes of folders?
I am aware of the df command but I really need to view the size of folders by themselves.
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Old 02-16-2004, 05:58 PM   #2
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du -ch <path_to_directory> | grep total
 
Old 02-16-2004, 06:03 PM   #3
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