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I'm having some files and folders in the "My Documents" directory. What are the commands to see the size of a file and directory in a terminal?

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answered 1 Year ago theurn · Accepted Answer

This will summarise the sizes of the directories:

du -h

PS: Although all computer storage is technically "memory", this term is usually reserved for non-persistent storage like RAM and CPU cache.