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How to check the file size in Linux/Unix bash shell scripting

January 11, 2017in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX last updated January 11, 2017

I am a new bash shell scripting user. How do I find out the size of a file in my bash shell script and store this file size in a bash shell variable?

FreeBSD find the chmod numerical value for a file or directory

January 23, 2016January 24, 2016in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX last updated January 24, 2016

I need to find out the numerical value of a file on a FreeBSD system. For example, get 644 instead of -rw-r--r-- for the /etc/resolv.conf file. Is there is a way to get this value in my bash shell script?

Linux / Unix: Find Inode Of a File Command

May 5, 2012June 21, 2012in Linux last updated June 21, 2012

How do I find out an inode (index-node) of a file under Unix like operating systems?

HowTo: Linux / Unix See File Size Command

June 9, 2011June 9, 2013in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX last updated June 9, 2013

I am a new Linux user. How do I find and list file sizes on Linux? How can I find out file size under Linux using bash shell/terminal prompt?

Shell Scripting: Check File Size ( Find File Size )

February 24, 2009in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX last updated February 24, 2009

How do I find out file size under UNIX / Linux operating system and store the same to a variable called s?

Linux / UNIX: Create Large 1GB Binary Image File With dd Command

June 2, 2008November 27, 2013in Commands, Linux, UNIX last updated November 27, 2013

How do I create 1 GB or 10 GB image file instantly with dd command under UNIX / Linux / BSD operating systems using a shell prompt?

Find and Delete File If It Is More Than One Hour Old in UNIX Shell

April 20, 2008in BASH Shell, File system, Linux, UNIX last updated April 20, 2008

How do I find out if a file is more than one hour old in a UNIX shell and take action on all matching file such as delete or move files.