Linux Command Directory
This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
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size
size [options] [objfile...]
Print the number of bytes of each section of objfile and its total size. If objfile is not specified, a.out is used.
Options
Display the size in decimal and hexadecimal.
Imitate the size command from either System V (--format sysv) or BSD (--format berkeley).
Print help message, then exit.
Display the size in octal and hexadecimal.
Specify how to display the size: in hexadecimal and decimal (if num is 10 or 16) or hexadecimal and octal (if num is 8).
Show object totals. Works only with Berkeley format listings.
Specify object format by binary file descriptor name. Use -h for a list of supported object formats.
Display the size in hexadecimal and decimal.
Imitate System V's size command.
Imitate BSD's size command.
Print version, then exit.




