How to know the property a directory include the files and subdirectories?

Xiangbuilder · 08-31-2003, 04:54 AM

Now, when I right-click a directory, and select property, I only can see how big the directory is, while can't know how big the directory include the files and subdirectories within it is.
Thank you.

acid_kewpie · 08-31-2003, 05:25 AM

what's this under? gnome? kde? some other file manager? please provide enough useful information so we can understand your problem.

from a console though, just run the "du" command on that directory

Skyline · 08-31-2003, 05:25 AM

To get more specific information on directory sizes etc

Open a shell - su to root user - then type

du -h path_to_directory

Xiangbuilder · 08-31-2003, 05:48 AM

Sorry for without providing enough useful information about the problem,
the problem is under kde, now it is fixed, thank you.