# love.filesystem.getSize

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Gets the size in bytes of a file.

## Function

### Synopsis

    size, errormsg = love.filesystem.getSize( filename )

### Arguments

`string filename`
  The path and name to a file.

### Returns

`number size`
  The size in bytes of the file, or nil on failure.
`string errormsg (nil)`
  The error message on failure.

## See Also

- love.filesystem

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Category:

- Functions