usr/src/usr.bin/du/du.1

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.TH DU 1 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
du \- summarize disk usage
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B du
[
.B \-s
] [
.B \-a
] [ name ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Du
gives the number of kilobytes contained in all files
and, recursively, directories within each specified
directory or file
.IR name .
If
.I name
is missing,
`\fB.\fR'
is used.
.PP
The argument
.B \-s
causes only the grand total to
be given.
The argument
.B \-a
causes an entry to be generated
for each file.
Absence of either causes an entry to be generated for
each directory only.
.PP
A file which has two links to it is only counted once.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
df(1), quot(8)
.SH BUGS
Non-directories
given as arguments (not under
.B \-a
option) are not listed.
.br
If there are too many distinct linked files,
.I du
counts the excess files multiply.