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How do we sort by using any Linux core utility (scripts) numerical value of output of du such as:

136K    foo.bar/feed
140K    foo.bar/buy-electronic-components
32K foo.bar/cdn-cgi
88K foo.bar/what-is-ground
344K    foo.bar/ldr-circuit-diagram
64K foo.bar/what-is-an-led
100K    foo.bar/types-of-resistors
516K    foo.bar/wp-includes
60K  foo.bar/author
56K  foo.bar/diy-pcb
112K    foo.bar/how-to-learn-electronics
376K    foo.bar/category
76K  foo.bar/electronic-schematics
84K  foo.bar/how-to-bar
88K foo.bar/bar-tools
20K foo.bar/comments
88K foo.bar/right-bar-temperature
48K foo.bar/contact
44K foo.bar/products
80K foo.bar/types-of-bar
3M foo.bar/
3M total

if in descending way to be:

3M foo.bar/
3M total
516K    foo.bar/wp-includes
376K    foo.bar/category
344K    foo.bar/ldr-circuit-diagram
140K    foo.bar/buy-electronic-components
...

Thank you much

ilkkachu
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1 Answers1

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sort has an option --human-numeric-sort and --sort=human-numeric to do exactly this.

Paul_Pedant
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