Find large files (Linux)

Posted February 4, 2009 * Comments(2)

The following command will return all files which are larger than 10Mb:

find / -size +10240000c -exec du -h {} \;

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  1. The Dude on May 4th, 2009

    Hi,

    Thanks for your tips! You are really helping me out while I am struggling with my Linux-based Pizzabox.

    So, if I want to search in a specific folder, could I just specify the path to the folder after “find”?

    Thanks in advance!

    The Dude.

  2. Ted on May 5th, 2009

    No, to search in a specific folder you must change the first parameter.
    For example in ‘/home/’ instead of ‘/’.

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