To determine the size of a directory using the terminal, you can use the du (disk usage) command. The syntax for this command can vary slightly depending on the operating system you are using, but a common way to use it is as follows:
For Linux and macOS
du -sh /path/to/directory| du | Disk usage |
| -s | Summarise the total size of the directory and do not include the size of each individual file within the directory |
| -h | Human-readable format, making the size easier to understand (e.g., displaying 1K for one kilobyte, 234M for 234 megabytes, etc.) |
| /path/to/directory | Replace this with the path to the directory you want to check |
This command will output the total size of the directory in a human-readable format.
Such as, to find the size of the files directory ~ /var/www/html/project/sites/default/, running the command du -sh files/ in UAT environment
15G files/Whereas, in the respective Production environment
23G files/
Windows
To check the size of a directory named Documents in the current user's home directory, you would use:
du -sh ~/DocumentsIf you are using a Windows system, you would typically use PowerShell or the Command Prompt, and the command would be different. For example, in PowerShell, you can use:
Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\path\to\directory' -Recurse | Measure-Object -Property Length -SumThis command will give you the size in bytes. To convert it into a more readable format, you might need to do some additional calculations or formatting.