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{Updated} I have 500GB SSD installed on my Linux server. My web server is running out of the disk space. I need to find a biggest or largest file concerning file size on the disk. How do I find largest file in a directory recursively using the find command?

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{Updated} Explains how to make a superuser (admin) with root-like access to the MySQL/MariaDB databases with secure plugins. Further, learn how to create an encrypted file to store admin user/password, host, and TLS info securely for ease of login via Linux/Unix CLI

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{Updated} How do I copy file with scp or rsync with a colon in it?

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