tdu - Top Disk Usage

This command-line tool estimates the disk space occupied by all files in a given path. It displays a sorted list of the biggest items. The estimation method is similar to the du -skx command from GNU Coreutils package.

Program usage

Usage: tdu [options] [directory]

  -b n           Number of big files shown (default 7)

  -l n           Number of depth1 items shown (default 15)

  --max          Show deepest and longest paths

  -o file        Export result to Ncdu JSON format
                 (https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu/jsonfmt)

  -e n           Number of empty directories shown (default 0)

  -d n           Number of access denied directories shown (default 0)

  -f n           Number of character and block devices shown (default 0)

  -t n           Number of sockets and named pipes shown (default 0)

  -s n           Number of file status errors shown (default 0)

  --human        Print sizes in human readable format (default yes)
  --human=false  Print sizes in kilobytes
  --consolemax   Maximize console window (on Windows only, default no)
  --version      Program info and usage
  --license      Show the GNU General Public License V2
  --help         Program help

Quick start guide for end users

• If you just want to use the program on Linux or Windows x86-64, then you can download a ready-to-run binary at https://bitbucket.org/josephpaul0/tdu/downloads/
• On the "Downloads" page, you will find packages for:
  • Linux (386, Amd64, Armv6), including Raspberry Pi.
  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (386, Amd64)
  • FreeBSD (386, Amd64)

Quick start guide for advanced users / developers

• You need a Go compiler
• Do not use Go v1.12 or v1.12.1 on Windows, because of this issue: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/30883
• Clone the git repository or download the source archive.
• Run 'make' or 'build.cmd' to build the binary

Other Operating Systems

• If you use FreeBSD or macOS, please test the code and submit patches for supporting those operating systems.

Project information:

• Author: Joseph Paul
• Homepage: https://github.com/josephpaul0/tdu
• License: GNU General Public Licence version 2.

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