Python in Action: Search for big file in Linux

 Python in Action: Search for big file in Linux

Here is the codes. Hope that you will love it.

import os

def search():
    filesize = 0
    filename = ''
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk('/'):
        for f in files:
            f = os.path.join(root, f)
            if os.path.isfile(f):
                if os.path.getsize(f) > filesize:
                    filesize = os.path.getsize(f)
                    filename = os.path.getrealpath(f)
                    print "file: %s ==> size: %s" % (filename, filesize)
                else:
                    break
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    search()