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How To Get The Size Of Directory In Linux From Command Line?

While working with Linux we may need to get the size of the specific directory. In GUI there are file managers like Dolphin, Gnome, Nautilus etc. But what if we need to get the size in command line. In this tutorial we will look how to get single or multiple directories sizes and sort them. … Read more

How To Find and List Large Files and Directories In Linux?

One of the important job for System Administrators is finding and deleting large and unneeded files from Linux operating system. In this tutorial we will look how to find, sort and delete large and trash files from Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Fedora, CentOS and RHEL etc. Large Files Directories In Linux distributions there … Read more

How To Show Linux File Size In Different Ways?

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 … Read more

How To Check Linux Disk Space?

Disk usage and monitoring is important aspect of Linux system administration. One of the most occurring problems is fulling disk space. Getting information about disk usage can become a nightmare if you do not know how to properly do it. How many free GB are there? or How many percentages of the disk is full? … Read more