Total size of multiple directories

[Matthew Walker]

Use awk to sum the size field of each file returned by find:

http://www.liamdelahunty.com/tips/linux_ls_awk_totals.php

On Fri, June 25, 2010 1:47 pm, Josh Frome wrote:
> All,
>
>      I'm looking for a way in bash to display the sum total size of multiple
> directories.  Think 'du -sh', but only include certain directories.
>  Ideally, I'm looking for something I can use with 'find' to get a quick
> idea of how much space a group of directories is using.  Any ideas?
>
>
> Josh
>
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