Question: How Many Gb Is My Linux Directory?
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How do I find the size of a directory in Linux?

How to view the file size of a directory. To view the file size of a directory pass the -s option to the du command followed by the folder. This will print a grand total size for the folder to standard output.

How many GB is my Unix directory?

Using the “-h” option with the “du” command provides results in “Human Readable Format“. This means you can see sizes in Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, etc.

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