get size folder linux code example

Example 1: check folder sizes linux

du -h --max-depth=1

Example 2: how to check folder size in linux

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

Example 3: show directory size linux

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

Example 4: command line size of directory

# The -s flag will insure that each specific entry is calculated, 
# and the -h flag will make the output in human readable size format
du -sh /directory/path