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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ du + rust = dust. A rust alternative to du
To install: To install:
* Download linux / mac binary from [Releases](https://github.com/bootandy/dust/releases) * Download linux / mac binary from [Releases](https://github.com/bootandy/dust/releases)
* unzip file: tar -xvf <file> * unzip file: tar -xvf <file>
* copy file to search path: sudo cp <file> /usr/local/bin/ * copy file to search path: sudo mv dust /usr/local/bin/
Unlike du, dust is meant to give you an instant overview of which directories are using disk space without requiring sort or head. Dust does not count file system blocks; it uses file sizes instead. Dust will print a maximum of 1 'Did not have permissions message'. Unlike du, dust is meant to give you an instant overview of which directories are using disk space without requiring sort or head. Dust does not count file system blocks; it uses file sizes instead. Dust will print a maximum of 1 'Did not have permissions message'.
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``` ```
Performance: dust is currently about 4 times slower than du. Performance: dust is currently about 4 times slower than du.
Alternatives:
* [NCDU](https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu)
* du -d 1 -h | sort -h
Note: Apparent-size is calculated slightly differently in dust to gdu. In dust each hard link is counted as using file_length space. In gdu only the first entry is counted. Note: Apparent-size is calculated slightly differently in dust to gdu. In dust each hard link is counted as using file_length space. In gdu only the first entry is counted.