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By Mark Russinovich
Published: November 04, 2020
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Du (disk usage) reports the disk space usage for the directory you specify. By default it recurses directories to show the total size of a directory and its subdirectories.
Usage: du [-c[t]] [-l <levels> | -n | -v] [-u] [-q] <directory>
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| -c | Print output as CSV. Use -ct for tab delimiting. |
| -l | Specify subdirectory depth of information (default is 0 levels). |
| -n | Do not recurse. |
| -v | Show size (in KB) of intermediate directories. |
| -u | Count each instance of a hardlinked file. |
| -q | Quiet. |
| -nobanner | Do not display the startup banner and copyright message. |
CSV output is formatted as:
Path, CurrentFileCount, CurrentFileSize, FileCount, DirectoryCount, DirectorySize, DirectorySizeOnDisk
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Documentation
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Training
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