Sort file and directories recursively by size

unix-sort-by-size.md

Unix/Linux

Files: ls -lSh | tac

Directories: du -hd 1 | sort -h

Mac OS

Requires coreutils (brew install coreutils).

Files: du -hd 1 . | gsort -h

Directories: ls -lSh | gtac

Windows

Files and Directories: ls | select Name,@{n="Length"; e={[long](ls $_ -file -rec | measure Length -sum | % Sum)}} | sort Length -d }