# Created on savesnippets.com · https://savesnippets.com/c1qdg3fqaqMdgi # Top 20 largest files under a path find /var -type f -printf '%s\t%p\n' 2>/dev/null | sort -rn | head -20 | numfmt --to=iec --field=1 # Top 10 largest directories at one level deep du -sh /var/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -10 # Recursive top-N (slower — finds the biggest leaf dirs) du -ah /var 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20 # Interactive — best UX for exploration (must be installed) ncdu /var # Largest files older than 30 days (good cleanup candidates) find / -type f -mtime +30 -printf '%s\t%TY-%Tm-%Td\t%p\n' 2>/dev/null \ | sort -rn | head -20 | numfmt --to=iec --field=1