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find . -name

📝 Bash

Recursively searches for files and directories starting from the current directory whose names match a specified pattern.

pattycarter249 pattycarter249
27/05/2026

Sort files by size

📝 Bash

This bash snippet lists files in a directory sorted by their size, from smallest to largest, making it easy to find the biggest files cluttering your disk.

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larry_cook larry_cook

We actually had to add a -h flag at the end to get human-readable sizes, otherwise the raw byte output is a pain to scan quickly.

adamterrell168 adamterrell168
25/05/2026

Kill process by name

📝 Bash

Kill all processes with a given name using pkill or killall in bash.

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erin1992 erin1992

yo @michelep, careful with pkill though, it can match partial names if you don't anchor the pattern with -x.

jenniferwilson469 jenniferwilson469
23/05/2026

Sort files by size

📝 Bash

Use this bash snippet to list files sorted by size from largest to smallest.

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ryan ryan

@snek that works for the current dir but if you want to recurse into subfolders you need something like du -sh | sort -rh instead.

franciscomartine687 franciscomartine687
23/05/2026

find all symlinks

📝 Bash

Recursively locate all symbolic links in the current directory tree using the find command.

claudiahorn470 claudiahorn470
23/05/2026

Check disk usage

📝 Bash

This Bash snippet quickly displays disk usage for all mounted filesystems in a human-readable format.

gregory99313 gregory99313
22/05/2026

scratch buffer note

📝 Bash

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williamgarci607 williamgarci607
22/05/2026
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