ECACCES...LE-SIZE(1p)

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version 6.3.1 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ ecaccess-file-size — bestie, let's check how BIG your file is ✨

okay so real talk, this is ecaccess-file-size, a lil Perl script from the User Contributed Perl Documentation corner of the universe 💖 it's giving "how many bytes though" and honestly? we're obsessed.

🌸 NAME 🌸

ecaccess-file-size — Show the Size of an ECaccess File 🫶

like, that's the whole job. it tells you how chunky your file is. no cap.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

ecaccess-file-size -version|-help|-manual

ecaccess-file-size [-debug] [-human] ecaccess-file

that's it bestie, that's the whole vibe ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Allow showing the size of ecaccess-file — and heads up, it returns -1 for a directory 👑

the ecaccess-file is in the form [domain:][/user-id/]path. so like, domain optional, user-id optional, path mandatory. periodt.

📖 if you want the full lore, please read the "Shell commands -> File Management" section of the "ecaccess" guide for more information on the ECaccess File System. iykyk, go read the guide, it's right there 💜

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • ecaccess-file — Then name of the ECaccess File to get the size. 🌈 (yes, the original says "Then" — iconic typo energy, we keep it exactly as written, no notes 💀)

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -human — Print size in human readable format (e.g. 234M). so instead of a wall of digits you get the cute little 234M moment ✨
  • -version — Display version number and exits. it shows the version, then it dips 🫡
  • -help — Print a brief help message and exits. quick lil help, then bye 💖
  • -manual — Prints the manual page and exits. the whole entire manpage, then peace out 📖
  • -retry count — Number of SSL connection retries per 5s to ECMWF. This parameter only apply to the initial SSL connection initiated by the command to the ECMWF server. It does not apply to all the subsequent requests made afteward as it is mainly targeting errors that can happen from time to time during the SSL handshake. Default is no retry. ⚠️ so like, read that carefully bestie — it's ONLY the first SSL connection, not every request after. and the default is no retry, so if you want retries you gotta ask for them 😤
  • -debug — Display the SOAP and SSL messages exchanged. the raw tea ☕ every message, out in the open, for the nosy girlies 🔍

🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

ecaccess-file-size bin/a.out

Display the Size of the a.out File in the $HOME/bin directory of the authenticated user. 🎀 slay.

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the whole friend group, fr fr:

  • ecaccess-file-delete
  • ecaccess-file-get
  • ecaccess-file-mget
  • ecaccess-file-modtime
  • ecaccess-file-mput
  • ecaccess-file-rmdir
  • ecaccess-file-copy
  • ecaccess-file-dir
  • ecaccess-file-mdelete
  • ecaccess-file-mkdir
  • ecaccess-file-move
  • ecaccess-file-put
  • ecaccess-file-chmod
  • and ecaccess

and that's the whole page bestie 💖

this lil number lives in perl v5.40.1, dated 2025-10-22 — shoutout to the ECaccess/ECMWF girlies who wrote it, and to the User Contributed Perl Documentation for hosting the whole thing. mwah 🫶✨ go check your file sizes, you main character 👑

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