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--- how_to_find_the_size_of_folders [2023/11/08 23:31] – walkeradmin
+++ how_to_find_the_size_of_folders [2023/11/08 23:37] – walkeradmin
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     drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root        105 Aug  9 11:19 virgin
     drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root       4096 Aug  9 11:20 zb
+Now I use the following:
     du -h -s
 The output is:
 G     .
-However, if I use
+However, if I use the same with a star * at the end:
+<file>
+du -h -s *
+.3G    1080i
+.5G    avp.ts
+G     bbc
+M    CRa
+K    example
+M    itv
+.0K    kill_all_mpeg2ts_broadcaster.sh
+K    libos.so
+.4G    MK.ts
+K     mpeg2ts_broadcaster
+M    Oro4KTest.ts
+M    virgin
+.5G    zb
+</file>
+\\
+\\
+I could have done the same thing from say root by issuing the command:
+<file>
+du -h -s /home/streamer/bin/*
+.3G    /home/streamer/bin/1080i
+.5G    /home/streamer/bin/avp.ts
+G     /home/streamer/bin/bbc
+M    /home/streamer/bin/CRa
+K    /home/streamer/bin/example
+M    /home/streamer/bin/itv
+.0K    /home/streamer/bin/kill_all_mpeg2ts_broadcaster.sh
+K    /home/streamer/bin/libos.so
+.4G    /home/streamer/bin/MK.ts
+K     /home/streamer/bin/mpeg2ts_broadcaster
+M    /home/streamer/bin/Oro4KTest.ts
+M    /home/streamer/bin/virgin
+.5G    /home/streamer/bin/zb
+</file>
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