[Linuxcommand-discuss] size of directories

Hi,

Is there a way to get the size of a directory on the command line?
Right now I open a Nautilus window select the directory and open the
Preferences window which shows the 'Contents' info: number of files and
total file size.

Is there any way to do this?

TIA
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