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List files/folders by size in descending order, limit 20
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| sudo du -hsx --exclude=/{proc,sys,dev,run} /*| sort -hr | head -n20 |
However if you also want to include hidden folders in the results, such as git folders, use this:
sudo du -ahd1 | sort -hr | head -n20
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This works well when checking current directory:
sudo du -hxs ./* | sort -hr | head -n20