Sorting files

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi,

What is the command for sorting files according to their size

Thanx in advance

2

You have to use a combination of ls and sort. Try this:

ls -l | sort -n -k5,5

or

ls -l | sort -n +4
3

hi,

In ls -l | sort -n -k5,5 what is -k5,5. I have to list all the files in the directory in ascending or descending order depending on their size.

Thanx in advance

4

Read the man page of sort to know what specific options do. -k specifies what key no. to sort on. Check the man page for details on how to sort in the ascending and descending order.

5

rtfm.

homework?

du -s * | sort -n