topic Re: Space used by files and find command in Operating System - Linux

Space used by files and find command

Leo The Cat — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:11:26 GMT

Hi Guys

How to have the space size used by files matching the result of the find . -name core* command.

Bests Regards
Den

Re: Space used by files and find command

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:42:10 GMT

You can use something like this:

find . -type f -name "*core*" -ls 2> /dev/null | awk -v SUM=0 '{SUM=SUM+$7} END {print "Total:",SUM}'

Re: Space used by files and find command

Leo The Cat — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:21 GMT

Thanks, after a small adaptation this affair works correclty.

A small question, why the 2> /dev/null in this context ?

Thanks again Ivan
Bests Regards
Den

Re: Space used by files and find command

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:21:08 GMT

Is only to avoid messages like "permission denied" errors on the output.

Re: Space used by files and find command

Leo The Cat — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:50:14 GMT

Hi Ivan

And thanks again on this thread.

Bests Regards
Den