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Old 09-19-2008
Sort top 5 files by FileSize
Hi All,

i have one simple question on unix command. I have number files under one directiory and includes sub directories as well. Here, i need to find top 5 files whose sizes are big when compared to other files in ascending or descending order. please note that i need unix command for this requirement. It need to verify in all the sub directories from the current directory.

If anyone answers its appreciated.
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Old 09-19-2008
Code:
 find . -exec ls -l {} \; | sort -nr +4 | sed 5q

# 3  
Old 09-19-2008
or possibly a little cleaner:

Code:
find . -type f -exec du -dok {} \; | sort -nr | sed 5q

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Old 09-19-2008
can you please explain me clearly about that functionality as i m new to unix?
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