4 ms·Show sorted list with human readable file/foldersize: du -hs * | sort -hby sigi45 9y agoShow sorted list with human readable file/foldersize: du -hs * | sort -heffie 9y agoTha shows only some files. To list all files, use: du -hs * .* | sort -hcyphar 9y agoOr if you (like me) hate depending on globbing semantics: $ find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 2 -print0 | xargs -0 -- du -hs Not that I would write it in a shell. ;)