[linux-help] Re: checking a directory size

[Ben Bunck <bbunck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

du -h <directory>/ 

is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks guys

Ben

On Wednesday 31 January 2001 06:23, you wrote:
> Ben Bunck wrote:
> > Is there a simple command to check the "size" of a directory (the sum
> > total of it's contents)?  I run into a lot of occasions where such
> > information would be useful (making iso images of directories, for
> > instance).
> >
> > Ben
> >
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> the df command is a good place to start, alsu du might help in the right
> circumstances. Do either a man on df or a man on du and you'll get what you
> want.
>
> -JR
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