Linux Utility

s0n|k · 02-26-2006, 01:00 PM

Is there a linux utility that can show me like the top 3 files in which use more hard drive space?

ckoniecny · 02-26-2006, 01:06 PM

You could run the find command:

Code:

find / -size +100000c -print

This would display files over 100 MB.

visaris · 02-26-2006, 01:19 PM

Code:

find / -name "*" -exec ls -l {} \; | grep -e "^[^t][^o][^t][^a][^l]"  | sort -g -r -k 5 | head -n 20

This will show you the 20 largest files on your harddrive, their size, and location.

zhangmaike · 02-26-2006, 01:40 PM

Or even better:

Code:

find / -printf "%k %p\n" | sort -g -r | head -n 20

The previous one:

Code:

find / -name "*" -exec ls -l {} \; | grep -e "^[^t][^o][^t][^a][^l]"  | sort -g -r -k 5 | head -n 20

will mostly work, except it will list some files twice - once when ls -l is executed on the files' containing directory, and another time when ls -l is executed on the files themselves.

s0n|k · 02-26-2006, 02:08 PM

ahhh I see. Thanks guys!