Linux – How to start a process on Windows 8.1 remotely from Linux

As of GNU coreutils 7.5 released in August 2009, sort allows a -h parameter, which allows numeric suffixes of the kind produced by du -h:

du -hs * | sort -h

If you are using a sort that does not support -h, you can install GNU Coreutils. E.g. on an older Mac OS X:

brew install coreutils
du -hs * | gsort -h

From sort manual:

-h, --human-numeric-sort compare human readable numbers (e.g., 2K 1G)

By request, I'm breaking this out of a comment...

WesleyDavid's solution (using PowerShell, presumably in combination with Group Policy/Preferences) is the best solution to fit the problem as described, but that may not be the best solution overall. The questioner should probably consider a dedicated systems management package.

If management wants to prioritize ease-of-use for the tech, then it may make more sense to use Altiris, Microsoft System Center, KACE, etc. to accomplish this goal. They're more likely to give reporting that management will like (X% of workstations had program Y installed) and help the less-skilled techs. Also, while a bespoke collection of scripts will give maximum flexibility, the system management packages can probably get you most of the way to your goal in a fraction of the time. If you should run into some particular issue, there's more likely to be a community of support and consultants that can help you out.

The trade-off, of course, is money. But given that the questioner is mid-level IT, it may be more useful for him to work on other issues with a more direct business need than to work in an area that has is more of a commodity.

My network is smaller than many here, I'm sure: around 120 PCs, 20 servers. I've done scripts and GPOs because I've had to, but we're looking to get one of these up just for the patch management and easier reporting to the powers-that-be.