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## Name

du - estimate file space usage

## Synopsis

du [OPTION]... [FILE]...

## Description

Summarize disk usage of each FILE, recursively for directories.

-a, --all
  write counts for all files, not just directories
--block-size=SIZE
  use SIZE-byte blocks
-b, --bytes
  print size in bytes
-c, --total
  produce a grand total
-D, --dereference-args
  dereference PATHs when symbolic link
-h, --human-readable
  print sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 234M 2G)
-H, --si
  likewise, but use powers of 1000 not 1024
-k, --kilobytes
  like --block-size=1024
-l, --count-links
  count sizes many times if hard linked
-L, --dereference
  dereference all symbolic links
-m, --megabytes
  like --block-size=1048576
-S, --separate-dirs
  do not include size of subdirectories
-s, --summarize
  display only a total for each argument
-x, --one-file-system
  skip directories on different filesystems
-X
  FILE, --exclude-from=FILE Exclude files that match any pattern in FILE.
--exclude=PAT
  Exclude files that match PAT.
--max-depth=N
  print the total for a directory (or file, with --all) only if it is N or fewer levels below the command line argument; --max-depth=0 is the same as --summarize
--help
  display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

## Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.

## See Also

The full documentation for du is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and du programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info du

should give you access to the complete manual.

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