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Re: [BackupPC-users] [backuppc] Can't find big compressed file

2010-10-16 11:41:51
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] [backuppc] Can't find big compressed file
From: Wayne Walker <wwalker AT solid-constructs DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:39:59 -0500
On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 10:15:35AM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> <snip>
> would have had a chance to change it.  Anyway, one way to find where space is 
> being consumed  is to go through the filesystem starting at /, doing 'du -s 
> *', 
> noting the space used by each subdirectory listed, cd'ing into a large one, 
> and 
> repeating the process until you find where the files are.

du -a / | sort -n > /root/du-a.sorted

is my favorite way to do what Les described above, but it 1 swoop.  Look
at the bottom of the file.  It should be easy to find.

-- 

Wayne Walker
wwalker AT solid-constructs DOT com
(512) 633-8076
Senior Consultant
Solid Constructs, LLC

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