There are a few other commands to find large files on Linux; fd, for example, is a faster alternative. But find is typically installed by default and it’s usually all you need.

If you're new to Linux, there's a very handy file you'll want to learn about right away. Jack Wallen introduces you to the hosts file and how to add entries to it.

Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

To zip a file (which effectively compresses the file, so its size is considerably smaller) from the command line is actually quite simple… once you know the order of the command, which is: ...

In this how-to, we’ll look at various ways of using the find command to help us find files and directories across the Linux filesystem. Sometimes we misplace a file or directory and we can spend ...

There are a number of tools that you use to compress files on Linux systems, but they don't all behave the same way or yield the same level of compression. In this post, we compare five of them.

File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner.

How to Decrease Video Sizes Using FFmpeg Going to the basics: Not all video files are created following the same procedure. Hence, file sizes tend to be different. For example, the avi video file ...

How to Know if TRIM Is Working in Linux. Solid state drives use the TRIM command to delete unused data blocks so the space can be used for the computer's storage needs. TRIM helps the SSD avoid ...