From ilug-admin@linux.ie Wed Aug 28 10:47:49 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 8E6C243F99 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 05:47:23 -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 10:47:23 +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 g7RJaWZ22801 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:32 +0100 Received: from lugh (root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA12883; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:11 +0100 Received: from hawk.dcu.ie (mail.dcu.ie [136.206.1.5]) by lugh.tuatha.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA12855 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:03 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: lugh.tuatha.org: Host mail.dcu.ie [136.206.1.5] claimed to be hawk.dcu.ie Received: from prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie (136.206.15.10) by hawk.dcu.ie (6.0.040) id 3D6203D30002F387 for ilug@linux.ie; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:02 +0100 Received: by prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie (Postfix, from userid 1023) id 87B45DA4A; Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:02 +0100 (IST) Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:36:02 +0100 From: Philip Reynolds To: ilug@linux.ie Subject: Re: [ILUG] find the biggest file Message-Id: <20020827203602.G17908@prodigy.Redbrick.DCU.IE> References: <20020827193152.56961.qmail@web13705.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20020827193152.56961.qmail@web13705.mail.yahoo.com>; from shareinnn@yahoo.com on Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 12:31:52PM -0700 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's [shareinnn@yahoo.com] 22 lines of wisdom included: > > 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 /dir -name \* | xargs du -s | sort -n Smallest files are listed first with the largest at the end. So if you want to get the 5 largest files, pipe through tail. e.g. $ find /dir -name \* | xargs du -s | sort -n | tail -5 -- Philip Reynolds RFC Networks tel: 01 8832063 www.rfc-networks.ie fax: 01 8832041 -- Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug@linux.ie http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information. List maintainer: listmaster@linux.ie