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1. Preface

We will introduce some useful ls command options that list all files in a directory and sort them by file size in Linux.

two。 How to sort files by size on a Linux system

To list all files in the directory, open a terminal window and run the following command. Note that when ls is called without any arguments, it lists the files in the current working directory.

In the following command, the-l option indicates a detailed list, and-a tells ls to list all files, including. Or hide the file. If you want to avoid display. And... File, using the-An option instead of the-an option.

Ls-la

Or

Ls-la / var/www/html/admin_portal/

To list all files and sort them by size, use the-S option. By default, it displays the output in descending order (from largest to smallest).

Ls-laS / var/www/html/admin_portal/

By adding the-h option, you can output the file size in a human-readable format.

Ls-laS / var/www/html/admin_portal/

To sort in reverse order, add the-r flag, as shown below.

Ls-laShr / var/www/html/admin_portal/

In addition, you can use the-R option to recursively list subdirectories.

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