{"id":4966,"date":"2019-08-03T15:16:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T09:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pheonixsolutions.com\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2020-01-09T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:30:54","slug":"sort-du-output-based-on-file-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/sort-du-output-based-on-file-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Sort du output based on file size"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sort du output based on file size<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date posted: 31\/07\/2019<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective:-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article we will explain how to sort the files and folders size using <strong>du<\/strong> command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution:-<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can run this command to show the results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">cd \/var\/log<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">du -sh -- * | sort -h<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample output:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pheonixsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-6.20.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-6.20.01-PM.png 301w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-31-at-6.20.01-PM-177x300.png 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/\">pheonix solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sort du output based on file size Date posted: 31\/07\/2019 Objective:- In this article we will explain how to sort the files and folders size using du command. 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