How to force ls terminal command to show results in Bytes while I have set the default to ls -h in bash profile?

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00:00 How To Force Ls Terminal Command To Show Results In Bytes While I Have Set The Default To Ls -H In B
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Is there another command I can use to get file size?

Use one of the following:

wc -c file

-c prints the byte count.

\ls -ln file

\ escapes the ls alias.

Linux:

stat --format="%s" file

OS X:

stat -f "%z bytes" file

See linux - Portable way to get file size (in bytes) in the shell - Stack Overflow for other alternatives.

ANSWER 2

Score 1

For people reaching this topic and willing to stick to ls tool, I would suggest:

\ls -lb

-n (in ls -ln) would be too numerical for my eyes, I'd rather keep user/group readable with -b.

Or more conveniently:

alias lsb='command ls --color -lb' # where "command ls" is a synonym of "\ls"

ANSWER 3

Score 0

Running "ls" through the full path will show you the file sizes in bytes:

/bin/ls -l

Verified on macOS 10.15 with Bash.