bash check directory size code example

Example 1: how to check folder size in linux

# show all folder size in the current directory
du -h --max-depth=1

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