stat --apparent-size

[jidanni]

Also note that many people who are looking for --apparent-size style
facilities are in fact looking for ways to find out which files have
holes in them. The closest one can get to doing that might be
something like
$ find -type f -printf %S\\t%p\\n
If there is a sure fire way, do add a note about it. OK, never mind.

EB> You do realize that it is possible to create a custom LC_MESSAGES locale
Ah, how sportive of you to break the news. A honeymoon with
LC_MESSAGES in a romantic new locale. Oops, forgot my Geritol. Call in
the coronerutils.