Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:08:21 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to know total number of bytes of a directory Message-ID: <20071217170821.GD35443@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <47668320.5000706@pixelhammer.com> References: <32989.217.114.136.135.1197898685.squirrel@mail.dsa.es> <47667E61.70602@gmail.com> <47668320.5000706@pixelhammer.com>
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On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 09:09:36AM -0500, DAve wrote: > Andy Greenwood wrote: > > DSA - JCR wrote: > >> Hi all > >> > >> I would like to know the total number of bytes of a directory and its > >> related subdirs, occupied by the files inside it. I haven't found any > >> command for knowning it. > >> > > > > # du -s /etc > > 17008 /etc > > > > You need read privs to all the subdirectories, otherwise you'll get > > permission errors and it'll skip those. Note that this displays usage in > > 512-byte blocks, not bytes, but you should be able to figure it out from > > there. > > -h provides human readable output. > du -sh /etc > 3.8M /etc True, although for quickly scanning a long list of files and directories, it is more human readable to make them all have the same multiplyer rather than having to read the trailing m, k, g etc. So, I often use 'du -sk *' which makes eyeballing a list easier. But, since the OP specifically said 'a directory' then -h is probably the best idea, unless the OP wants the exact number of bytes. ////jerry > > DAve > > -- > Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for > veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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