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When this command is called with no parameters, it will display the amount of disk space used by each file and directory under the currenct working directory (see [[pwd]]).
 
When this command is called with no parameters, it will display the amount of disk space used by each file and directory under the currenct working directory (see [[pwd]]).
  
==Most common flags:==
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==Common flags==
 
  -d -- used with a number to specify how many levels deep to search
 
  -d -- used with a number to specify how many levels deep to search
 
  -h -- use unit suffixes for sizes so as to make them human-readable
 
  -h -- use unit suffixes for sizes so as to make them human-readable
  
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==Example usage==
 
  [light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ '''du'''
 
  [light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ '''du'''
 
  484    ./Graphics
 
  484    ./Graphics

Revision as of 06:17, 7 September 2004

du is acronymic for disk usage

When this command is called with no parameters, it will display the amount of disk space used by each file and directory under the currenct working directory (see pwd).

Common flags

-d -- used with a number to specify how many levels deep to search
-h -- use unit suffixes for sizes so as to make them human-readable

Example usage

[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ du
484     ./Graphics
522     .
[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ du -d 0
522     .
[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ du -h
484K    ./Graphics
522K    .
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