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dua
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dua-cli
Free
MIT-licensed command-line tool · no paid plans listed
Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- APFS support
- On macOS, an opt-in traversal option counts fully shared APFS file clones only once, with a performance cost for collecting extra metadata.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Application sizes
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Cleanup discovery
- The clean command finds disposable directories such as Node dependencies, Python caches and virtual environments, Cargo build output, and Zig caches.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deletion safety
- The clean command lists candidates without deleting them automatically, and the interactive mode uses a multi-stage process intended to prevent accidental deletion.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Exportable reports
- Yesgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- File-type breakdown
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Ignore patterns
- The --ignore-from option accepts gitignore-style patterns in aggregate and interactive modes.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, WinGet, Cargo, and several Linux or BSD package managers.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Interactive mode
- The interactive mode lets users explore files and directories and mark them for deletion.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as MIT.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- Interactive mode uses about 60 MB of memory per million entries and is limited to fewer than 2^32 entries.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Localization
- The interactive interface supports English, German, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese locales.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Parallel scans
- Directory scanning is parallel by default and aims to use the SSD’s available throughput.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Platform caveat
- The README says Windows installation through Cargo currently requires nightly Rust features.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- dua (Disk Usage Analyzer) reports disk-space usage for a directory and can delete unwanted data.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Reports
- Aggregate mode can print a directory tree, and stacks or flamegraph commands can produce data for disk-usage flame graphs.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_foldersgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Supply-chain verification
- Release archives include build provenance attestations that users can verify with GitHub CLI.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
