https://*.com/questions/11720079/how-can-i-see-the-size-of-files-and-directories-in-linux
It's simple. Use ls
command for files and du
command for directories.
Checking File Sizes
ls -l filename /* Size of the file*/
ls -l * /* Size of All the files in the current directory */
ls -al * /* Size of All the files including hidden files in the current directory */
ls -al dir/ /* Size of All the files including hidden files in the 'dir' directory */
ls
command will not list the actual size of directories(why?). Therefore, we use du
for this purpose.
Checking Directory sizes
du -sh directory_name /* Gives you the summarized(-s) size of the directory in human readable(-h) format*/
du -bsh * /* Gives you the apparent(-b) summarized(-s) size of all the files and directories in the current directory in human readable(-h) format*/
Including -h
option in any of the above commands (for Ex: ls -lh *
or du -sh
) will give you size in human readable format (kb
, mb
,gb
, ...)
For more information see man ls
and man du