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haertig · 08-05-2020, 08:01 PM

You can look at your files, sorted largest to smallest, like this:

Code:

find . -type f -ls | cut -c48- | sort -rn | sed -e 's/\\//g' | pg

I am sending the output to "pg", so it pauses after ever screen of data. Hit 'return' for the next screen, "ctrl-c" to quit.

The output from the above command is not pretty, but it is functional. Make sure to enlarge your terminal window to full screen, otherwise the lines may wrap making it a nightmare to tell what is what.

08-05-2020, 08:01 PM	#34
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,912 Karma: 32620480 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Galaxy Tab A9+, Moto G7	You can look at your files, sorted largest to smallest, like this: Code: find . -type f -ls \| cut -c48- \| sort -rn \| sed -e 's/\\//g' \| pg I am sending the output to "pg", so it pauses after ever screen of data. Hit 'return' for the next screen, "ctrl-c" to quit. The output from the above command is not pretty, but it is functional. Make sure to enlarge your terminal window to full screen, otherwise the lines may wrap making it a nightmare to tell what is what.