[SOLVED] Show disk usage of a command?

The command time shows the time taken by a command to complete. Is there a command that shows the change in disk usage caused by a command? I would like to know how large a package is when I install it from source.
Any other solutions to this would also be welcome.

You could use df on either side of the command:

Code:

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kieren@George-Michael:~$ df
Filesystem          1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb6            59598820  4434544  52136832  8% /

kieren@George-Michael:~$ echo "hello world" > /tmp/diskspaceusage

kieren@George-Michael:~$ df
Filesystem          1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb6            59598820  4434548  52136828  8% /

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Yeah, this thought did occur to me. I just wanted to know if there was a more streamlined way. I guess I could write a script for it...

Thanks.