How to check the memory size of a folder in Linux

To check the size of a folder (or it is called directory in Linux) in the Linux command line, the du command can be used .

Code:
du -sh MyFolder

Realtime example

Code:
[admin@devopsrun1 ~]$ du -sh test

768M    test

_Jerry_
07-23-2020, 08:43 PM

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