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awk_trouble.sh
du | awk '{ if ($1>1000*1024) { print $0 } }'
# prints out a whole bunch of directories bigger than 1000mb
du --max-depth=3 | awk '{ if ($1>1000*1024) { print $0 } }'
# just hangs with no output (i waited 5 mins) whereas ..
du --max-depth=3
# immediately outputs directories which i can see are bigger than 1000mb
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