sort du -sh by size in human readable

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with the command

du -sh *

I get the summary of files in MB,GB, etc. If I use

du -s * | sort -nk1

I get the summary sort by size.
How I can get the summary sort by size in MB, GB, etc?

the OS is ubuntu

You didn't mention the OS and/or version of sort you're using. If it's GNU sort replace the -n with a -h. So "du -sh * | sort -hk1,1"
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tink · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-17 20:36:25Z

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If you're using GNU sort, try the following:

du -sh * | sort -hk1,1

answered Dec 17 '12 at 20:36

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