List files bigger than filesize specified

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How can I make ls (or any other command) list only files bigger than a specific file size?

score 200 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 11 '13 at 02:12

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Use find and its -size flag.

To find files larger than 100MB:

find . -type f -size +100M

If you want the current dir only:

find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -size +100M

edited Mar 11 '13 at 02:12

Drew Noakes

answered Jan 15 '11 at 15:11

Nifle

score 42 · Answer 2 · answered May 21 '14 at 17:30

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If you wish to see all files over 100M and to see where they are and what is their size try this:

find . -type f -size +100M -exec ls -lh {} \;

answered May 21 '14 at 17:30

Ofir Zvik

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 28 '17 at 07:36

4

Use the following:

find / -size gt 2MB

or:

find / -size => 2000000

edited Feb 28 '17 at 07:36

answered Feb 27 '17 at 07:23

Farhan Ahmed

Gustavo C. · Answer 4 · 2024-09-10T15:52:50.660

In SunOS, the size is specified in blocks (512 bytes per block) by default. So, for files larger than 100MB, the example will be:

find . -size +200000

The M, m (for mega) or K, k (for kilo) are not accepted.

It is possible to specify a size in bytes. To do that, a c can be used following the size number as follows:

find . -size +100000000c

And, again, M, m, K, or k modifiers are not accepted.

Note: the previously mentioned -file and -exec options work as expected in SunOS.

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