Tag Archives: shell scripts

Linux – Finding the largest files in a directory tree

It’s not too hard to combine the sort command with find’s formatting options to locate the largest files in a directory hierarchy. As is so often the case though, one size does not fit all. Continue reading

Linux – Working with date ranges in shell scripts

A recent request to write some shell scripts to manage a welter of dated, historical files on a Linux server gave me a chance for a little refresher on the power of the GNU style date command. Continue reading