How do I get the find command to print out the file size with the file name? How do I get the find command to print out the file size with the file name? unix unix

How do I get the find command to print out the file size with the file name?


find . -name '*.ear' -exec ls -lh {} \;

just the h extra from jer.drab.org's reply. saves time converting to MB mentally ;)


You need to use -exec or -printf. Printf works like this:

find . -name *.ear -printf "%p %k KB\n"

-exec is more powerful and lets you execute arbitrary commands - so you could use a version of 'ls' or 'wc' to print out the filename along with other information. 'man find' will show you the available arguments to printf, which can do a lot more than just filesize.

[edit] -printf is not in the official POSIX standard, so check if it is supported on your version. However, most modern systems will use GNU find or a similarly extended version, so there is a good chance it will be implemented.


a simple solution is to use the -ls option in find:

find . -name \*.ear -ls

That gives you each entry in the normal "ls -l" format. Or, to get the specific output you seem to be looking for, this:

find . -name \*.ear -printf "%p\t%k KB\n"

Which will give you the filename followed by the size in KB.