Nigel Henry wrote:
Thanks Bruno. I'll have another go in man bash, and see if I can learn a bit more.
It's odd to me that none suggested sorting to find the largest etc. When I'm pruning, I usually use this... $ du -s /path/to/directories/* | sort -gr | head This gives me the largest several entries. Often, this is a repeated procedure, and the output all gets catenated (IOW, I use ">>") and edited into place, so I know where stuff is. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!