du is the way to go du -sh /path/to/directory/ gives you a summary in human-readable form (K, M, G)
Michael Martinez System Administrator Information Systems and Technology Management CSREES - United States Department of Agriculture (202) 720-6223 > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Burger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 1:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Directory size? > > > You'll probably want to use du. man du for more info. > > Paul Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > Is there a way to find out how much disk space is being used by a > > directory, including the subdirectories it contains? > > > > I've been through the ls man page, but it doesn't mention anything. > > I'd rather not script it if there is a nice little utility or switch > > that I don't know about. > > > > Thanx! > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > -- > Mike Burger > http://www.bubbanfriends.org > > Visit the Dog Pound II BBS > telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org, or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
