Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:09:36 -0500 From: DAve <dave.list@pixelhammer.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to know total number of bytes of a directory Message-ID: <47668320.5000706@pixelhammer.com> In-Reply-To: <47667E61.70602@gmail.com> References: <32989.217.114.136.135.1197898685.squirrel@mail.dsa.es> <47667E61.70602@gmail.com>
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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 DAve -- Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now?
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