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qsize

Section: qsize (1)
Updated: Feb 2026
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NAME

qsize - calculate size usage

SYNOPSIS

qsize [opts] <pkgname>

DESCRIPTION

qsize calculates the storage size taken by an installed package. The reported sizes can be the recorded exact sizes of all files, or the storage space they consume given the underlying filesystem.

OPTIONS

-f, --filesystem: Show size used on disk.
-s, --sum: Include a summary.
-S, --sum-only: Show just the summary.
-m, --megabytes: Display all sizes in megabytes.
-k, --kilobytes: Display all sizes in kilobytes.
-b, --bytes: Display all sizes in bytes.
-i <arg>, --ignore <arg>: Filter out entries matching <arg>, which is a regular expression, before calculating size.
-F <arg>, --format <arg>: Print matched atom using given format string.
--root <arg>: Set the ROOT env var.
-v, --verbose: Ignored for compatibility with other qapplets.
-q, --quiet: Ignored for compatibility with other qapplets.
-C, --nocolor: Don't output color.
--color: Force color in output.
-h, --help: Print this help and exit.
-V, --version: Print version and exit.

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/
Product: Gentoo Linux; Component: Current packages

AUTHORS

Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>