To find files of exact size, for example 30MB, run: $ find -size 30Mįor more details, refer man pages. For instance, you can find files between 30MB and 40MB using the following command: $ find -size +30M -size -40M You might wonder how to find files between a certain size. To find files smaller than 4MB, use this command: $ find. You can use size switch for other formats, such asįor example, to find files which are bigger than 4MB, use the following command: $ find. Similarly, to find the files which are smaller than X size, for example 4GiB, use the following command: $ find. The above command find files bigger than 4GiB in Downloads directory. To know files bigger than X size in a specific directory, replace the dot (.) in the above command with the directory path like below. To search for files bigger than 4 GiB in the entire filesystem, run: $ find / -type f -size +4G Here, the dot (.) indicates the current directory. Soft_Backup/OS Images/Linux/openSUSE-Leap-42.1-DVD-x86_64.iso/openSUSE-Leap-42.1-DVD-x86_64.isoĪs you can see, I have some files with size bigger than 4GiB. Soft_Backup/VHD's/Elementary OS_/Elementary OS_.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/OpenMandriva Lx 3 desktop/OpenMandriva Lx 3 desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/FreeBSD 10.3 server/FreeBSD 10.3 server.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Debian 8 Desktop/Debian 8 Desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop/Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop/Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Fedora 23_/Fedora 23. Soft_Backup/VHD's/Ubuntu 17.04 server/Ubuntu 17.04 server.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/openSUSE 42.1 Leap Desktop/openSUSE 42.1 Leap Desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Fedora 23 desktop/.goutputstream-UT19IY Soft_Backup/VHD's/Fedora 23 desktop/Fedora 23 desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/FreeBSD 10.3 MATE desktop/FreeBSD 10.3 MATE desktop.vdi Soft_Backup/VHD's/Antergos/Antergos.vdi VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu 16.04 Server/Ubuntu 16.04 Server.vdi VirtualBox VMs/Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop/Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Desktop.vdi For instance, to find files that are bigger than 4GB in a directory, just enter: $ find.

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