medwig/list_files_by_size_linux.bashrc

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list_files_by_size_linux.bashrc

alias ducks="du -cksh .[^.]* * 2> /dev/null | sort -h -r | head"

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medwig commented Apr 15, 2019 •

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List top 10 files by size - including hidden files, displayed in human readable format (K, M, G)-bytes.

The given du command will throw an error if there is no hidden .files to find, so we can safely hide the error by redirecting stderr to /dev/null.

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medwig commented Apr 15, 2019 •

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sources:
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-do-i-sort-du-h-output-by-size-under-linux/
https://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/14223/a-sorted-summary-of-disk-usage-including-hidden-files-and-folders

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