From ilug-admin@linux.ie Wed Aug 28 10:49:36 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 968644415F for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:48:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:48:38 +0100 (IST) Received: from lugh.tuatha.org (root@lugh.tuatha.org [194.125.145.45]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7S9FtZ17840 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:15:55 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA13581; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:14:51 +0100 Received: from nl-nie-irelay01.cmg.nl ([212.136.56.7]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA13544 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:14:41 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host [212.136.56.7] claimed to be nl-nie-irelay01.cmg.nl Received: from nl-nie-route01.cmg.nl (nl-nie-route01.cmg.nl [10.224.191.106]) by nl-nie-irelay01.cmg.nl (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id g7S9CF7e003573; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:12:15 +0200 (MEST) Received: from wintermute.att.cmg.nl (ieattp1ifs6.att.cmg.nl [10.226.4.202]) by nl-nie-route01.cmg.nl with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2653.13) id RPZHMLB1; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:14:03 +0200 Received: from ocorrain by wintermute.att.cmg.nl with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17jyuO-0001tY-00; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:14:40 +0100 To: Inn Share Cc: ilug@linux.ie Subject: Re: [ILUG] find the biggest file References: <20020827193152.56961.qmail@web13705.mail.yahoo.com> From: Tiarnan O Corrain Date: 28 Aug 2002 10:14:34 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20020827193152.56961.qmail@web13705.mail.yahoo.com> Message-Id: <871y8jibut.fsf@wintermute.att.cmg.nl> Lines: 24 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lugh.tuatha.org id KAA13544 Sender: ilug-admin@linux.ie Errors-To: ilug-admin@linux.ie X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 Precedence: bulk List-Id: Irish Linux Users' Group X-Beenthere: ilug@linux.ie Inn Share writes: > Hi,all: > > Does anyone know how to list the biggest file in my > root directory?or the second biggest ..etc... > > Because I want to find out what is the reason cause my > root all most full. find / -xdev -type f -exec du -sk {} \; | sort -rn | head -5 -xdev will stop find recursing into other filesystems. Cheers Tiarnan -- Tiarnán Ó Corráin Consultant / System Administrator CMG Wireless Data Solutions Ltd. Tel.: +353 21 4933200 Fax: +353 21 4933201 -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie