ls -s command, what type of file size

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When you type ls -s what size unit, does the unix system use to display the file sizes, bits, bytes, megabyte?



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    When you type ls -s what size unit, does the unix system use to display the file sizes, bits, bytes, megabyte?



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          It shows the size of the file in blocks. I guess, it is in KBs. If you use -h option along with -s, like ls -sh you could see the size in human readable format. For more info check the man page.






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              It shows the size of the file in blocks. I guess, it is in KBs. If you use -h option along with -s, like ls -sh you could see the size in human readable format. For more info check the man page.






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                It shows the size of the file in blocks. I guess, it is in KBs. If you use -h option along with -s, like ls -sh you could see the size in human readable format. For more info check the man page.






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