Comments on: Quickzi: How To Show The Top Largest Files and Directories http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/19/quickzi-how-to-show-the-top-largest-files-and-directories/ Linux Tips, Tricks, and Opinions Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Peter http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/19/quickzi-how-to-show-the-top-largest-files-and-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-13277 Peter Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:49:50 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/?p=208#comment-13277 I believe this will do the same: ls -1hSs /home/adam |head I believe this will do the same:

ls -1hSs /home/adam |head

]]> By: liquidsunshine http://www.foogazi.com/2008/04/19/quickzi-how-to-show-the-top-largest-files-and-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-12206 liquidsunshine Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:04:10 +0000 http://www.foogazi.com/?p=208#comment-12206 Just a note, it doesn't work with the -h (human-readable units) flag if the file sizes are in different units (such as a 16 GB folder and a 599 MB folder) -- it only sorts by the raw number, not taking into account the units (so the 599 MB folder would come before the 16 GB folder). If you remove the -h flag, it works fine. Cool trick though. Just a note, it doesn’t work with the -h (human-readable units) flag if the file sizes are in different units (such as a 16 GB folder and a 599 MB folder) — it only sorts by the raw number, not taking into account the units (so the 599 MB folder would come before the 16 GB folder). If you remove the -h flag, it works fine. Cool trick though.

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