2018-11-15 22:31:10 +00:00
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layout: page
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category-page: fs
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category-title: FileSystem
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tags: disk usage file size
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author: Joey Bevilacqua
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title: du
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2018-11-19 14:57:49 +00:00
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previous-page: pages/fs/cp.html
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2018-11-18 20:38:56 +00:00
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next-page: pages/fs/ln.html
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2018-11-15 22:31:10 +00:00
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---
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The <code>du</code> command is used to display files and directories sizes.<br>
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The name stands for <i>Disk Usage</i>.
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<pre>
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du [flags] [file1] [file2] [directory1] ...
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</pre>
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<h3>Flags</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><b>-a</b>: shows the size of each individual file inside a given folder,
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not the folder total size.
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</li>
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<li><b>-c</b>: shows the total size of all the files passed as arguments</li>
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<li><b>-d</b>: select the max depth of folder recursion</li>
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<li><b>-h</b>: shows the sizes in an human-readable format</li>
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<li><b>-g</b>: shows the sizes with GB units</li>
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<li><b>-m</b>: shows the sizes with MB units</li>
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<li><b>-k</b>: shows the sizes with KB units</li>
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</ul>
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