Linux display the largest folders files including the sub-directories

find -type f -exec du -Sh {} + | sort -rh | head -n 5

The command parameters are.

1. du command: Estimate file space usage.
2. a : Displays all files and folders.
3. sort command : Sort lines of text files.
4. -n : Compare according to string numerical value.
5. -r : Reverse the result of comparisons.
6. head : Output the first part of files.
7. -n : Print the first ‘n’ lines. (In our case, We displayed first 5 lines).

Run the following command to find out top biggest directories under /home partition.

# du -a /home | sort -n -r | head -n 5

To display the largest folders/files including the sub-directories, run:

du -Sh | sort -rh | head -5