Using --exclude with the du command
This is probably something basic but I'm not able to make it work. I'm trying to use DU to get a total size of files minus certain directories. I need to exclude one specific directory called uploads but not every directory called uploads. For example, my file structure looks a bit like this:
/store
/uploads
/junk_to_ignore
/more_junk_to_ignore
/user_one
/uploads
/user_two
I can run the following command:
du -ch --exclude=uploads*
and it gives me the file size minus all the "uploads" directories. However, in trying to exclude certain directories (and all its sub-directories) I fail. I've tried variations of:
du -ch --exclude=./uploads*
du -ch --exclude='/full/path/to/uploads/*'
but can't seem to figure it out. How do I exclude a specific directory?
command-line disk-usage
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
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This is probably something basic but I'm not able to make it work. I'm trying to use DU to get a total size of files minus certain directories. I need to exclude one specific directory called uploads but not every directory called uploads. For example, my file structure looks a bit like this:
/store
/uploads
/junk_to_ignore
/more_junk_to_ignore
/user_one
/uploads
/user_two
I can run the following command:
du -ch --exclude=uploads*
and it gives me the file size minus all the "uploads" directories. However, in trying to exclude certain directories (and all its sub-directories) I fail. I've tried variations of:
du -ch --exclude=./uploads*
du -ch --exclude='/full/path/to/uploads/*'
but can't seem to figure it out. How do I exclude a specific directory?
command-line disk-usage
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploadsworked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.
– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19
add a comment |
This is probably something basic but I'm not able to make it work. I'm trying to use DU to get a total size of files minus certain directories. I need to exclude one specific directory called uploads but not every directory called uploads. For example, my file structure looks a bit like this:
/store
/uploads
/junk_to_ignore
/more_junk_to_ignore
/user_one
/uploads
/user_two
I can run the following command:
du -ch --exclude=uploads*
and it gives me the file size minus all the "uploads" directories. However, in trying to exclude certain directories (and all its sub-directories) I fail. I've tried variations of:
du -ch --exclude=./uploads*
du -ch --exclude='/full/path/to/uploads/*'
but can't seem to figure it out. How do I exclude a specific directory?
command-line disk-usage
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
This is probably something basic but I'm not able to make it work. I'm trying to use DU to get a total size of files minus certain directories. I need to exclude one specific directory called uploads but not every directory called uploads. For example, my file structure looks a bit like this:
/store
/uploads
/junk_to_ignore
/more_junk_to_ignore
/user_one
/uploads
/user_two
I can run the following command:
du -ch --exclude=uploads*
and it gives me the file size minus all the "uploads" directories. However, in trying to exclude certain directories (and all its sub-directories) I fail. I've tried variations of:
du -ch --exclude=./uploads*
du -ch --exclude='/full/path/to/uploads/*'
but can't seem to figure it out. How do I exclude a specific directory?
command-line disk-usage
command-line disk-usage
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
asked Oct 31 '11 at 17:47
WillWill
398135
398135
username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploadsworked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.
– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19
add a comment |
username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploadsworked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.
– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19
username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploads worked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19
username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploads worked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19
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You've almost found it :)
du -ch --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads
Note no asterisk at the end. The asterisk means all subdirectories under "upload" should be omitted - but not the files directly in that directory.
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
4
Strange... syntax with dot (du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does:du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads
– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
@Nux probably your flavor ofdu. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have--exclude, instead it has-I maskto "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the=, making me further think it's just your version ofdubeing slightlydufferent.
– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
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To exclude multiple directories, just pass the --exclude flag again.
du -ch --exclude=relative/path/to/uploads --exclude other/path/to/exclude
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
you ca also usedu -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}
– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
add a comment |
awesome to skip the virtual file systems like so
du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev} /*
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
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If you have to be on macOS, you install GNU Coreutils with the following command.
brew install coreutils
Most of the commands installed by Coreutils are prefixed by g, since they have a BSD namesake preinstalled on macOS. Then you can do the following.
gdu --exclude=Microsoft /Library/Fonts/
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You've almost found it :)
du -ch --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads
Note no asterisk at the end. The asterisk means all subdirectories under "upload" should be omitted - but not the files directly in that directory.
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
4
Strange... syntax with dot (du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does:du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads
– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
@Nux probably your flavor ofdu. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have--exclude, instead it has-I maskto "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the=, making me further think it's just your version ofdubeing slightlydufferent.
– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
|
show 2 more comments
You've almost found it :)
du -ch --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads
Note no asterisk at the end. The asterisk means all subdirectories under "upload" should be omitted - but not the files directly in that directory.
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
4
Strange... syntax with dot (du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does:du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads
– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
@Nux probably your flavor ofdu. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have--exclude, instead it has-I maskto "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the=, making me further think it's just your version ofdubeing slightlydufferent.
– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
|
show 2 more comments
You've almost found it :)
du -ch --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads
Note no asterisk at the end. The asterisk means all subdirectories under "upload" should be omitted - but not the files directly in that directory.
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
You've almost found it :)
du -ch --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads
Note no asterisk at the end. The asterisk means all subdirectories under "upload" should be omitted - but not the files directly in that directory.
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
rozcietrzewiaczrozcietrzewiacz
29.4k47392
answered Oct 31 '11 at 18:25
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Strange... syntax with dot (du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does:du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads
– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
@Nux probably your flavor ofdu. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have--exclude, instead it has-I maskto "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the=, making me further think it's just your version ofdubeing slightlydufferent.
– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
|
show 2 more comments
4
Strange... syntax with dot (du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does:du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads
– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
@Nux probably your flavor ofdu. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have--exclude, instead it has-I maskto "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the=, making me further think it's just your version ofdubeing slightlydufferent.
– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
4
4
Strange... syntax with dot (
du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does: du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
Strange... syntax with dot (
du -sb --exclude=./relative/path/to/uploads) doesn't work for me. This does: du -sb --exclude relative/path/to/uploads– Nux
Oct 22 '14 at 17:01
4
4
@Nux probably your flavor of
du. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have --exclude, instead it has -I mask to "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the =, making me further think it's just your version of du being slightly dufferent.– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
@Nux probably your flavor of
du. Mine (OSX) doesn't even have --exclude, instead it has -I mask to "Ignore files and directories matching the specified mask." In your working example you also omit the =, making me further think it's just your version of du being slightly dufferent.– phatskat
Nov 21 '14 at 15:51
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
Yes [OSX][1] version seems quite more simplified version of [Linux du][2]. [1]: developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/… [2]: linux.die.net/man/1/du
– Nux
Nov 23 '14 at 14:53
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
What if I want to exclude multiple directories for example here excluding directories junk_to_ignore and uploads directories?
– Kiran K Telukunta
Sep 10 '16 at 8:35
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
Why does it work with a relative path, but not an absolute path? Very odd!
– Nick
Feb 24 '17 at 16:55
|
show 2 more comments
To exclude multiple directories, just pass the --exclude flag again.
du -ch --exclude=relative/path/to/uploads --exclude other/path/to/exclude
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
you ca also usedu -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}
– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
add a comment |
To exclude multiple directories, just pass the --exclude flag again.
du -ch --exclude=relative/path/to/uploads --exclude other/path/to/exclude
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
you ca also usedu -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}
– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
add a comment |
To exclude multiple directories, just pass the --exclude flag again.
du -ch --exclude=relative/path/to/uploads --exclude other/path/to/exclude
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
To exclude multiple directories, just pass the --exclude flag again.
du -ch --exclude=relative/path/to/uploads --exclude other/path/to/exclude
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
answered Aug 30 '17 at 21:42
Dave NeeleyDave Neeley
15913
15913
you ca also usedu -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}
– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
add a comment |
you ca also usedu -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}
– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
you ca also use
du -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
you ca also use
du -ch --exclude={relative/path/to/uploads,other/path/to/exclude}– Hajo Thelen
Jul 5 '18 at 10:43
add a comment |
awesome to skip the virtual file systems like so
du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev} /*
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
add a comment |
awesome to skip the virtual file systems like so
du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev} /*
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
add a comment |
awesome to skip the virtual file systems like so
du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev} /*
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
awesome to skip the virtual file systems like so
du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev} /*
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
answered Jul 18 '18 at 11:37
Ben LutgensBen Lutgens
1313
1313
add a comment |
add a comment |
If you have to be on macOS, you install GNU Coreutils with the following command.
brew install coreutils
Most of the commands installed by Coreutils are prefixed by g, since they have a BSD namesake preinstalled on macOS. Then you can do the following.
gdu --exclude=Microsoft /Library/Fonts/
answered 4 mins ago
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If you have to be on macOS, you install GNU Coreutils with the following command.
brew install coreutils
Most of the commands installed by Coreutils are prefixed by g, since they have a BSD namesake preinstalled on macOS. Then you can do the following.
gdu --exclude=Microsoft /Library/Fonts/
answered 4 mins ago
Lei ZhaoLei Zhao
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If you have to be on macOS, you install GNU Coreutils with the following command.
brew install coreutils
Most of the commands installed by Coreutils are prefixed by g, since they have a BSD namesake preinstalled on macOS. Then you can do the following.
gdu --exclude=Microsoft /Library/Fonts/
answered 4 mins ago
Lei ZhaoLei Zhao
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If you have to be on macOS, you install GNU Coreutils with the following command.
brew install coreutils
Most of the commands installed by Coreutils are prefixed by g, since they have a BSD namesake preinstalled on macOS. Then you can do the following.
gdu --exclude=Microsoft /Library/Fonts/
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username: store$ du -ch --exclude=./uploadsworked (with and without the wildcard) for me, from within the store directory. Are you running that command exactly and from within the store folder? And it has to be the relative path (that find sees/prints), not absolute.– Kevin
Oct 31 '11 at 18:19