Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:32:29 +0530 From: "Unix Tools" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: "Jonas Fornander" <jonas@netwood.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How can I get the directory size Message-ID: <OE576G4T1VdMtyYZMqD000063c9@hotmail.com> References: <04b001c2619c$44097c60$0800a8c0@master>
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du -sL <directoryname> Will give the size of the directory including the symbolic links in the directory. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonas Fornander" <jonas@netwood.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:55 PM Subject: How can I get the directory size > > Is there a way to figure out the size of a users directory? > I tried all combinations of ls with the flags -s and -k but to no avail. > > I know that I can tar the users directory and then check the size of the > tarball but that can't be the only way of doing it. > > Jonas Fornander - System Administrator > Netwood Communications, LLC - www.netwood.net > Find out why we're better - 310-442-1530 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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