GNU/Linux: Filesize of symlink targets
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:55 pm
If you want to know the size of files on your harddisk, you usually use the command "du" (disk usage).
In case, the target contains symbolic links, a plain "du -sh" won't actually tell you what you want.
Therefore, you need to de-reference the symbolic links to get the actual filesize of its target:
The "-L" parameter does the symlink-dereference work 
In case, the target contains symbolic links, a plain "du -sh" won't actually tell you what you want.
Therefore, you need to de-reference the symbolic links to get the actual filesize of its target:
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$ du -shL