<h2 id="heading-du"><code>du</code> 💽</h2>
<p>Reports disk usage.</p>
<h2 id="heading-see-summarized-directory-size-s">See summarized directory size <code>-s</code></h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du -s ~/Downloads
</code></pre>
<blockquote>
<pre><code class="lang-text">11732700        /home/babak/Downloads
</code></pre>
<p>Note that the result is in kilobytes.</p>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="heading-human-readable-size-values-h">Human-readable size values <code>-h</code></h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du -sh ~/Downloads
</code></pre>
<blockquote>
<pre><code class="lang-text">12G   /home/babak/Downloads
</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="heading-exclude-files-by-pattern-exclude">Exclude files by pattern <code>--exclude</code></h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du -sh --exclude <span class="hljs-string">'*.iso'</span> ~/Downloads
</code></pre>
<blockquote>
<pre><code class="lang-text">7.1G   /home/babak/Downloads
</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="heading-see-exhaustive-sub-directory-sizes">See exhaustive sub-directory sizes</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du ~/Documents
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-limit-recursion-depth-d">Limit recursion depth <code>-d</code></h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du -h -d 1 ~/Documents
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-include-files-in-exhaustive-size-report-a">Include files in exhaustive size report <code>-a</code></h2>
<pre><code class="lang-sh">du -h -a ~/Documents
</code></pre>


## `du` 💽

Reports disk usage.

## See summarized directory size `-s`

```sh
du -s ~/Downloads
```

> ```text
> 11732700        /home/babak/Downloads
> ```
>
> Note that the result is in kilobytes.

## Human-readable size values `-h`

```sh
du -sh ~/Downloads
```

> ```text
> 12G   /home/babak/Downloads
> ```

## Exclude files by pattern `--exclude`

```sh
du -sh --exclude '*.iso' ~/Downloads
```

> ```text
> 7.1G   /home/babak/Downloads
> ```

## See exhaustive sub-directory sizes

```sh
du ~/Documents
```

## Limit recursion depth `-d`

```sh
du -h -d 1 ~/Documents
```

## Include files in exhaustive size report `-a`

```sh
du -h -a ~/Documents
```


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Living in the Shell #18; du (Report Directory Size)

`du` 💽

See summarized directory size `-s`

Human-readable size values `-h`

Exclude files by pattern `--exclude`

See exhaustive sub-directory sizes

Limit recursion depth `-d`

Include files in exhaustive size report `-a`

Living in the Shell #18; du (Report Directory Size)

du 💽

See summarized directory size -s

Human-readable size values -h

Exclude files by pattern --exclude