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On Monday 06 Dec 2010 12:12:13 Oddball wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I have to throw some bites away, but when i look, i cannot find where
> all space went..
> How can i see which files absorb all the space?
> If i throw something away with shift-del, does it realy dissappear from
> the disk of does it remain in some obscure unseen recycle bin?
> If there exists a recycle bin, where does it linger? How do i call upon
> it, to see if there is something in it?
>
> tia,
>
> Rob.
Here are a couple of links that show how a script can search for files of a 
certain size

http://www.jarrodgoddard.com/linux-web-hosting/a-bash-script-to-find-large-
files-on-a-linux-server

http://www.unixtutorial.org/2008/03/find-large-files-and-directories/

Hope they help you.


Ian
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