Quick question: Finding directory content size in Telnet

[Unsickle]

Is there a command to find the complete directory size in a Telnet session?

aka find the size of the contents of my "www" folder or whatever.

 

[Unsickle]

bump

 

[Electrode]

I assume you're using a remote bash shell. Use ls -la | less and add up the file sizes.

I think there is an easier way, but I can't think of it off hand.

 

[kt]

what are you telnetting into? Linux server or ?

 

[Emulex]

du

 

[Pepsi90919]

a "telnet session" doesn't describe much of anything.

 

[Electrode]

<< du >>

Never heard of that before, but I just looked for a manpage, and sure enough!

DU
Section: User Commands (1)
NAME
du - estimate file space usage
SYNOPSIS
du [options] [file...]

POSIX options: [-askx] [--]

GNU options (shortest form): [-abcDhHklLmsSxX] [--block-size=size] [--exclude=pattern] [--max-depth=n] [--help] [--version] [--]
DESCRIPTION
du reports the amount of disk space used by the specified files, and by each directory in the hierarchies rooted at the specified files. Here `disk space used' means space used for the entire file hierarchy below the specified file.

With no arguments, du reports the disk space for the current directory.
(...)

 

[Nemesis77]

nobody should use Telnet for ANYTHING anymore! It's just one massive security-hole! I don't use it even for my internal network. use SSH instead.

 

[Electrode]

<< use SSH instead. >>

Amen.

 

[gopunk]

amen to that

 

[Buddha Bart]

"du -sh"

-s makes it a 'summary' (not sure if thats what the "s" stands for, but it just gives the total number)
-h makes it 'human' readable (aka in Meg, not K)

bart