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Space taken by a directory in Linux OS/Unix

How to Check Directory Size in Linux Using du

October 16, 2026October 26, 2009 by Gaurav Masand

The du command is the quick way to check how much disk space a directory is using on Linux or Unix systems. Check the size of a directory Example: Example output: Options used -s: show only the total size for the directory. -h: show the result in a human-readable format such as KB, MB or … Read more

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