How To Show Linux File Size In Different Ways? – POFTUT

How To Show Linux File Size In Different Ways?

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One of the most asked questions about files in Linux is how can I list file sizes in different formats? In this post, we will look at different commands to get file sizes.

ls Command

ls command is a primary command to list and get information about files and directories in Linux. ls command can be used with -l parameter to get the size of files.

$ ls -l nmap-7.31.tgz
ls Command
ls Command

We listed file nmap-7.31.tgz file size in byte but we can make the size information more readable by using -h option.

$ ls -lh nmap-7.31.tgz
ls Command
ls Command

du Command

du command is used to get disk usage.

$ du nmap-7.31.tgz
du Command
du Command

We have simply listed the file without providing any parameter. Provided size is in KB. If we want to get a human-friendly result we can use the following.

$ du -h nmap-7.31.tgz
du Command
du Command

stat Command

Stat command is used to get file system-related information about files and directories. Using stat with filename parameter will provide size information in byte mode too.

$ stat nmap-7.31.tgz
stat Command
stat Command

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