show size of current directory linux code example

Example 1: check folder sizes linux

du -h --max-depth=1

Example 2: show directory size linux

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

Example 3: 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 4: how to get the size of directory in linux

du -sh /var

Example 5: linux how to see directory data usage

du -hs * | sort -rh