bash show directory size code example

Example 1: show directory size linux

du -sh /home/george
2.1G    /home/george

Example 2: shell get size of directory

du -h your_directory
# gives you the size of your target directory.
du -hcs your_directory
# If you want a brief output.

Example 3: bash folder size

du -hs /Path/to/your/folder