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| Message 29,299 of 30,566 |
| RobH to Alan K. |
| Re: Disc analiyser figures |
| 06 Oct 25 10:38:56 |
From: rob@despammer.com On 06/10/2025 01:11, Alan K. wrote: > On 10/5/25 7:36 PM, vallor wrote: >> Good advice. >> >> There's also the -S option to du, which totals up >> usage in directories. So: >> >> sudo du -Sx / > /tmp/d.sizes >> >> Then: >> >> sort -rn /tmp/d.sizes > /tmp/sorted.d.sizes >> >> head /tmp/sorted.d.sizes >> >> The "-x" in "du -Sx" means to stay on the same filesystem, >> so if /home is separate, you'll need to repeat the process >> there. > > Simplified without creating the file: > sudo du -Sx / | sort -rn | head -20 > Pardon me fore asking, but what do the 6 and 7 figure numbers mean on the left hand side when it lists the folders etc. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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