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Quick Tip: Linux File Management

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Below are a few quick commands for managing file in Linux:

  • Display a count of the number of files in a directory
    ls -f /dir1/subdir1/subdir2 | wc -l
  • Delete all files in a directory older than 30 days
    find /dir1/subdir1/subdir2 -name "*.*" -type f -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {}
  • Find the largest 5 directories on the system
    du -hs * | sort -rh | head -5
  • Find the 5 largest files on the system
    find -type f -exec du -Sh {} + | sort -rh | head -n 5
  • Find the 5 largest files in a directory
    find /home/tecmint/Downloads/ -type f -exec du -Sh {} + | sort -rh | head -n 5

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