ccdu

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On the record

Data handling

Plans and journals record paths and stay on the machine where they are stored unless the user sends them elsewhere; scan exports contain scanned paths and sizes.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Exportable reports

Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Filesystem coverage

The README says Linux ext4 and tmpfs and macOS APFS are exercised in CI; btrfs and XFS reflinks, ZFS, network filesystems, and case-insensitive APFS have not been tested in anger.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Install

Prebuilt binaries are available for Linux x86-64 and arm64 and macOS Apple Silicon; Intel Macs can build from source with Rust.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Interoperability

ccdu can read and write its own compact scan format and ncdu JSON format.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Known limits

There is no undo, and a failure during recursive deletion can leave a tree partly deleted; the journal records progress.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

License

The repository identifies the software as Apache-2.0 licensed.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Limit: filesystem coverage

The project says btrfs and XFS reflinks, ZFS, network filesystems, and case-insensitive APFS have not yet been exercised.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Limit: undo

There is no undo for committed deletions.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Move behavior

Moves use rename, reflink, or copy-verify-unlink depending on the filesystem; hash verification is available with `--verify=hash`.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Network and data

The security policy says ccdu makes no network connections except for SSH or ncdu that the user requests, and plans and journals are stored locally or on the remote machine doing the work.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Network behavior

ccdu makes no network connections itself; remote operation uses the SSH process the user requested.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Plan and journal

Commits use an append-only journal and can be paused, resumed, or recovered after a crash.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

ccdu is a terminal disk-usage analyzer that stages file deletions and moves for review before committing them.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Remote access

It can scan and manage files on another machine over the user's SSH connection, with a read-only ncdu fallback when ccdu is unavailable remotely.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Resumable work

Commits use an append-only journal and can be paused, resumed, and recovered after a crash.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Safety

The security policy says changes require an explicit commit, targets are rechecked against their staged identity, and system paths are refused.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Scan features

The interface supports sorting, apparent size and disk usage views, a treemap, and duplicate-file discovery.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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