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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4393- March 22, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4393- March 22, 2025
 
 
FINDING THE LARGEST FILE 
Did you ever fill up a
 filesystem and want to know
 what large files are consuming
 the space.   This will sort
 the largest files, top to
 bottom.
 
 find /var -mount -ls -xdev | /usr/bin/sort -nr +6 | more
 
 
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