get file size linux code example

Example 1: list file size as mb

ls -l --block-size=M

Example 2: linux file size

cd dir ; du -hsx * | sort -rh | head -20 
# example output
# 300MB    some_backup_file.log
# 1.8GB    some_huge_file.war

Example 3: get file size in bash

# du is ok but is not accurate
# This is because it returns the disk usage for the target
# rather than the actual file size of the target.

# However, you can get more accurate results using the `--apparent-size` arg

du --apparent-size -h path/to/<file|folder>

# -h is tell it to print in a human readable format

Example 4: linux command for file size

#Get file size of each folder
du -bsh *

Example 5: find the size of file in linux

ls -l filename   #Displays Size of the specified file
ls -l *          #Displays Size of All the files in the current directory
ls -al *         #Displays Size of All the files including hidden files in the current directory
ls -al dir/      #Displays Size of All the files including hidden files in the 'dir' directory