Re: size of a directory

2001-03-06 Thread Gregor Kaleta
"du -sm /usr" was for which I looked. Much thanks at all of you! Gregor

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread John Galt
Are you talking mountpoint? Then use df. Are you talking size of a directory that doesn't point to anything special? Then cd /usr; du -s On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Gregor Kaleta wrote: >How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? > -- Pardon me, but you have obviously

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread RAccess
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Gregor Kaleta wrote: > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? > du -hs /usr warning: it may take longer than you might expect and there may be some subdirectories you dont have permission to read. But it should give you a reasonably accurate size. enjoy :)

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Morgan Terry
Gregor Kaleta wrote: > > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? `du -s /usr` should do it. `man du` for details... -- Morgan Terry [EMAIL PROTECTED] (801) 567-5306

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Aaron Maxwell
Hi Gregor. You can use the 'du' command: $ du -sk /usr 1867575 /usr This will tell you the sum total size of all files in all subdirectories of /usr, in kilobytes (on my system, 1867575 kB, or about 1.87 gigs). If you want the number in megabytes instead, use 'du -sm /usr'. The -s option tells

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Gavin Hamill
On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Gregor Kaleta wrote: > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? Try du /usr play with the options for the du command... du -sh is a good one for simply getting the total space used in an easily readable format :) gdh

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread William Jensen
I assume you mean you want to know how large the directory and everything in it is? If so du -hs /usr will show you what your looking for. Bill On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 10:40:22PM +0100, Gregor Kaleta wrote: > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr?

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Gregor Kaleta (on Mon, 05 Mar 2001 10:40:22PM +0100): > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? man du du -sh /usr martin [greetings from the heart of the sun]# echo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]@@@.net -- "in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man i

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Philipp Schulte
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 10:40:22PM +0100, Gregor Kaleta wrote: > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr? $du -sh /usr Phil

Re: size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Rick Rezinas
try the du command. might take a bit. du -sk is my preferred. On Mon, 05 Mar 2001, Gregor Kaleta wrote: > How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr?

size of a directory

2001-03-05 Thread Gregor Kaleta
How can I view the size of a spezial directory e.g. /usr?