Unix command list directory file size

Just as du -ksh is the same as du -cksh. Why is the -k necessary? Show 1 more comment. More about sort -h here: gnu. This should be available on a lot of systems nowadays, but not all. Jay Chakra Jay Chakra 1, 1 1 gold badge 13 13 silver badges 29 29 bronze badges.

To display it in ls -lh format, use: du -sh. Sebi Sebi 1, 13 13 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. Keith Smith Keith Smith 3, 3 3 gold badges 18 18 silver badges 12 12 bronze badges. Tried this on the root directory, it still tries to list subdirectories, resulting in a lot of messages. The command will not accept command line flags. Kusalananda Kusalananda That's nice. Permissions and sizes on one line — Ben. For example, to generate the file run: ncdu -o ncdu.

The output format is just JSON, so it is easy to reuse it with other programs as well, e. Thanks for sharing! I agree, ncdu is the way to go The things I want to say, Peace- — kakadais. StarDust StarDust 1 1 gold badge 13 13 silver badges 25 25 bronze badges. Short form. I always use du -sk -k flag showing file size in kilobytes instead. Yang 7, 7 7 gold badges 44 44 silver badges 63 63 bronze badges.

Crenshaw Crenshaw 2 2 bronze badges. This is one I like update : I didnt like the previous one because it didn't show files in the current directory, it only listed directories. Northstrider Northstrider 1, 13 13 silver badges 14 14 bronze badges. To display current directory's files and subdirectories sizes recursively: du -h. Pascal Pascal John John 41 1 1 bronze badge. Knowledge Base Toggle local menu Menus About the team. Knowledge Base Search. Log in. Options Help Chat with a consultant.

Include archived documents. List the files in a directory in Unix You can use the ls command to list the files in any directory to which you have access. For a simple directory listing, at the Unix prompt, enter: ls This command will list the names of all the files and directories in the current working directory. I would like How to list a file size, but not its name? If I have a file x. Filter the file list greater then the size specified by user. HI, Can any tell me how to filter the list of files greater than the size specified by user.

The size should be provided by user as an input. Regards shiva 6 Replies. Total file size of a subset list. I'm trying to find out the total file size of a subset list in a directory. Is there any easy way of doing this? I'm new to HP-UX and am looking for the command that will allow to me determine the total size of listed files. I'm being told that my backup selection is exceeding my tape drive size and need to determine how much information is being backed up. RedHat Commands. OpenSolaris Commands.

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