How can I see a folder's exact size in bytes?
Use the -B1
parameter to du
:
du -s -B1 foldername
$ man 1 du -B, --block-size=SIZE use SIZE-byte blocks
You could also try the --apparent-size
flag
du - estimate file space usage
-B, --block-size=SIZE
scale sizes by SIZE before printing them. E.g., '-BM' prints sizes in units of 1,048,576 bytes. See SIZE format below.
-b, --bytes
equivalent to '--apparent-size --block-size=1'
For Example,
user$ du -B1 filename
du -sb foldername
seems to do the trick