Checking and Saving Folder Sizes in Linux

Checking Folder Sizes

For example, suppose you have a folder named /home/hostingturkiye. To find out the total size of this folder, you can use the following command:

du -sh /home/hostingturkiye

This command uses du (disk usage) to show the total size of the specified folder in a summarized and human-readable format (such as K, M, G units).

Saving Results to a File

If you want to save the folder size information to a file, use this command:

du -sh /home/hostingturkiye> /home/kaydet.txt

This command checks the size of /home/hostingturkiyeand saves the result into /home/kaydet.txt. Specifying the full path of the file helps you easily locate the result.

More Detailed Usage

If you want to see the sizes of all subfolders within a specific folder, use:

du -h /home/hostingturkiye

This will display detailed sizes of all files and subfolders within the folder, also in a human-readable format.

To save this detailed output to a file, use:

du -h /home/hostingturkiye> /home/kapsamli_kaydet.txt

This way, the sizes of the specified folder and all its subfolders are saved in /home/kapsamli_kaydet.txt.

Summary of Useful Commands:

• Learn folder size: du -sh /path/to/folder

• Save result to a file: du -sh /path/to/folder > /path/to/file.txt

• Learn sizes of subfolders: du -h /path/to/folder

• Save detailed output: du -h /path/to/folder > /path/to/file.txt

These commands provide an effective way to monitor and manage disk usage on your Linux system.