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Find files larger than a given size in Linux

Using the command line, you can search for files larger than a given filesize using

find /path/to/dir-containing-files -type f -size +1024k

This will search for files larger than 1MB (1024k). Use multiples of 8 to change the filesize number.

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  1. 03 01 2009 : Find files greater than any specified size « Linux & Stuff

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