NAME

du − summarize disk usage

USAGE

du [ −a ] [ -s ] [ names ]

DESCRIPTION

Du prints the number of kilobytes contained in all files and directories specified by names. It counts a file with two or more links only once. If you do not specify a names argument, du prints information about the current directory by default. 

OPTIONS

−a Generate an entry for each file. 

−s Print only the grand total of kilobytes for each of the specified names. 

CAUTIONS

Absence of either the −a option or the −s option causes an entry to be generated for each directory only. 

If you do not use the −a option, nondirectories given as arguments are not listed. 

If too many distinct linked files exist, du counts the excess files more than once.