[NTLUG:Discuss] command help

[m m]

All:

Thanks  for the input. I still have the question.

Those suggestions are good but can not find (list)  the files as expected if 
the current directory contain no files. Also you will get error if you use 
this
ls -l | sort -n +4
the error message is:
sort: open failed: +4: No such file or directory
(try the command in a directory which contains only directories and has no 
any files)

I guess I like the know the command the can find the biggest files in the 
entire box not just the in the current directory.

I have tried

cd to /
ls -lSR | head -6

or

ls -lR / | head -6

All I get is the folder list. (but I was looking for the biggest first 6 
files)

Thanks




>From: Wayne Walker <wwalker at bybent.com>
>Reply-To: Wayne Walker <wwalker at bybent.com>,NTLUG Discussion List 
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>To: NTLUG Discussion List <Discuss at ntlug.org>
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] command help
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:39:18 -0500
>
>Brian is right.  I offered something like:
>
>Linux:
>ls -lSr
>
>Portable:
>ls -l | sort -n +4
>
>I've spent so long on Linux exclusively that my examples are probably
>full of things that only work on Linux.
>
>On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 04:25:41PM -0500, Brian Koontz wrote:
> > Just keep in mind that not all options presented here will work on all
> > *nix platforms.  ls, especially, is widely variant between *nix
> > flavors.  Personally, I prefer pipes that use basic commands over
> > esoteric options.
> >
> >   --Brian
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 05:37:02PM +0000, m m wrote:
> > > > what is the command to list (and ordered) first 20 biggest size file 
>in any
> > > > directory?
> >
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