ls flag that shows files in MB in OSX Terminal
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the ls -l --block-size=M flag does not seem to work in the OSX terminal, which is what I typically use in a linux terminal to show file size in MB.
Does anyone know of a OSX variation for ls that shows files in MB?
osx ls
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the ls -l --block-size=M flag does not seem to work in the OSX terminal, which is what I typically use in a linux terminal to show file size in MB.
Does anyone know of a OSX variation for ls that shows files in MB?
osx ls
asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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What doesman lssay? You can usually do-hfor "human readable" values if that is sufficient.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
Sorry I'm noob, under-h, it says-h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes.What does it mean by unit suffixes?
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
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Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the commandls -lh
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24
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the ls -l --block-size=M flag does not seem to work in the OSX terminal, which is what I typically use in a linux terminal to show file size in MB.
Does anyone know of a OSX variation for ls that shows files in MB?
osx ls
asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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the ls -l --block-size=M flag does not seem to work in the OSX terminal, which is what I typically use in a linux terminal to show file size in MB.
Does anyone know of a OSX variation for ls that shows files in MB?
osx ls
osx ls
asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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asked Dec 1 at 1:46
Iamanon
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What doesman lssay? You can usually do-hfor "human readable" values if that is sufficient.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
Sorry I'm noob, under-h, it says-h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes.What does it mean by unit suffixes?
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
3
Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the commandls -lh
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24
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show 6 more comments
What doesman lssay? You can usually do-hfor "human readable" values if that is sufficient.
– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
Sorry I'm noob, under-h, it says-h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes.What does it mean by unit suffixes?
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
3
Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the commandls -lh
– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24
What does
man ls say? You can usually do -h for "human readable" values if that is sufficient.– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
What does
man ls say? You can usually do -h for "human readable" values if that is sufficient.– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
Sorry I'm noob, under
-h, it says -h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes. What does it mean by unit suffixes?– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
Sorry I'm noob, under
-h, it says -h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes. What does it mean by unit suffixes?– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
3
3
Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the command
ls -lh– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the command
ls -lh– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24
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What does
man lssay? You can usually do-hfor "human readable" values if that is sufficient.– multithr3at3d
Dec 1 at 1:55
Sorry I'm noob, under
-h, it says-h When used with the -l option, use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte and Petabyte in order to reduce the number of digits to three or less using base 2 for sizes.What does it mean by unit suffixes?– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:01
M for megabyte, etc.,
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
3
Possible duplicate of “human readable” sizes with ls -sh on FreeBSD
– Thomas Dickey
Dec 1 at 2:05
@Thomas Dicket. I mean how is the prefixes actually incorporated in the command
ls -lh– Iamanon
Dec 1 at 2:24