Use awk to sum the size field of each file returned by find: http://www.liamdelahunty.com/tips/linux_ls_awk_totals.php
On Fri, June 25, 2010 1:47 pm, Josh Frome wrote: > All, > > I'm looking for a way in bash to display the sum total size of multiple > directories. Think 'du -sh', but only include certain directories. > Ideally, I'm looking for something I can use with 'find' to get a quick > idea of how much space a group of directories is using. Any ideas? > > > Josh > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > -- Matthew Walker HAM Call Sign: N7TOX Kydance Hosting & Consulting, Inc. - http://www.kydance.net/ PHP, Perl, and Web Development - Linux Server Administration /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
