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# 1  
Old 09-27-2013
Directoy Size - avoid cannot read directory
Hello,

I need to write a script to check directory size on a linux server.

I do not have access to some directories Inside the directory tree so I've got some warning in the output that say :

Code:
du : cannot read directory ....

Could you please help me. I did try Inside of my script to use :
Code:
grep -v "du : cannot read directory "

but that doesn't work.

the output needed have to be :

Code:
size : path

Thank for your help
# 2  
Old 09-27-2013
Hi, May i know how do you use that grep, please.
did you use like:
Code:
du | grep -v "du : cannot read directory "

# 3  
Old 09-27-2013
Code:
du 2>/dev/null

should do the trick
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