get the size of a file in shell script code example
Example 1: 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 2: 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