Re: disk usage of hidden files

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  • To: emelfm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:25:31 +1000

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:08:03 +0100
Liviu Andronic <landronimirc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello Tom 
> Currently the du plug-in provides a message similar to the following: 
> total size: 1.793 gigabytes
> in 2303 files and 144 directories (one or more are hidden)
> -- end-of-output --
> 
> Would it be difficult for emel to provide a breakdown for the hidden
> files, including the nr? Perhaps smth in the lines of 
> total size: 1.793 gigabytes (including 1.2 gigabytes in hidden files)
> in 2303 files and 144 directories (including # of hidden files and #
> of files in hidden dirs) 
> -- end-of-output --
> 
> My grief is that I would like to know what's the size of hidden files
> in Home but I'm not sure on how to proceed. 
> 
Liviu, the easy way is to run a command something like

 du -ac ~/.*

Is that what you need ?

Regards
Tom


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