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Print the largest files or folders in the current dir

du	du(1) estimate file space usage
-s	-s, --summarize display only a total for each argument
* .[^.]*
\|	Output of above is piped to:
sort	sort(1) sort lines of text files
-n	-n, --numeric-sort compare according to string numerical value; see manual for which strings are supported
\|	Output of above is piped to:
tail	tail(1) output the last part of files

List files, newest first
ls -lth

See commands currently using the internet
lsof -i -n

Print the largest files or folders in the current dir
du -s * | sort -n | tail

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