I use this command to find the largest files in my current path, and sub directories:
du -k | sort -nr | head -20 Run it at /, then find some other directories you think large files might be hiding, and run it from there. Jeremiah E. Bess Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 05:33, irfaan khan <k.irf...@gmail.com> wrote: > delete unwated files, > find huge files/folders and then delete or move out > > > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:06 AM, manik <manik...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> we are using linux redhat enterprise edition >> >> we receive messages from the system showing your disk space is full. >> >> i am unable to perform any task on that particular machine. >> >> how to clean up the unwanted files in the machine without formatting >> or reconfiguring the system >> >> please advice >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
