sudo find /path/to/directory -type f -exec du -h {} + | sort -rh | head -n 10
sudo
: Runs the command with superuser privileges, which might be necessary for accessing certain files or directories.find /path/to/directory -type f
: Searches for files (-type f
) in the specified directory and its subdirectories. Replace /path/to/directory
with the target directory, or use /
to search the entire file system.-exec du -h {} +
: Executes the du
(disk usage) command for each file found, with -h
providing human-readable sizes (e.g., MB, GB).sort -rh
: Sorts the files in reverse order by size, with the largest files listed first.head -n 10
: Displays the top 10 files from the sorted list.