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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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