10.3.25 getFileSize (gets size of file)

Syntax

getFileSize  [-k|-m]  path-name

Description

This command outputs the size of the file specified for argument.

Arguments

-k

This command outputs the size in kilobytes (1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes).

-m

This command outputs the size in megabytes (1 megabyte = 1048576 bytes).

If you do not specify any of the aforementioned options, the size is output in units of bytes. If both of the aforementioned options are specified, the command finishes with an error.

This command outputs the size by truncating at the decimal point.

path-name

This command specifies the path name of the file from which size is obtained.

Output to the standard output

Character string indicating the size of file.

Return codes

Notes

In Windows, 0 is always output for the size of the directory.

In UNIX, 0 is always output for the size of device file.

Examples

getFileSize log.txt      # "1279571" is output.
getFileSize -k log.txt   # "1250" is output.
getFileSize -m log.txt   # "2" is output.