du

Estimate file and directory disk usage.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$du [OPTIONS] [FILE/DIRECTORY]

Examples

$du -sh folder/

Examples

$du -h --max-depth=1

Examples

$du -sh /var/log/* | sort -h

Typical use cases

Folder size

du -sh folder/

Summary

du -h --max-depth=1

Note Use -sh for a single-directory summary.

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