List of the largest files and folders

To get the list of the largest files and folders, we use several commands together :

Commands:

du: The ‘du’ command in Linux is used to estimate file and directory space usage.
pipline( | ): The Pipe is a command in Linux that lets you us…


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To get the list of the largest files and folders, we use several commands together :

Commands:

  • du: The 'du' command in Linux is used to estimate file and directory space usage.
  • pipline( | ): The Pipe is a command in Linux that lets you use two or more commands such that output of one command serves as input to the next.
  • grep: Grep is a useful command to search for matching patterns in a file.
  • sort: SORT command is used to sort a file, arranging the records in a particular order.
  • head: The 'head' command in Linux is used to display the first part of files

du -ah / | grep -v "/$" | sort -rh | head -9


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Ali Reza


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