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Parallel Disk Usage (pdu)
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Apache-2.0 licensed · CLI tool
Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Application sizes
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Comparisons
- pdu can compare the disk usage of separate files and directories.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can customize the displayed tree depth and chart size.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The release page lists binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Exportable reports
- Yesgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- File-type breakdown
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Hardlinks
- Hardlink detection and deduplication are optional and can make pdu proportionally slower.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents installation from GitHub Releases, crates.io with Cargo, and Arch Linux's official repository.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The CLI supports JSON input and output, allowing disk usage data to be piped between pdu and other CLI tools.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Library
- The project is also a library crate that can be used to build tools with features beyond the pdu command.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as licensed under Apache 2.0.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- pdu does not account for reflinks and does not follow symbolic links.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- pdu is a CLI program that renders a graphical chart of disk usage for files and directories.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Release security
- Executables published to GitHub Releases starting with version 0.23.0 include build provenance attestations that can be verified with GitHub CLI.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Scan scope
- files_foldersgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Speed
- The project describes pdu as highly parallelized and very fast.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Treemap view
- Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Usage options
- The command can measure apparent size, block size, or block count, and can limit traversal to one filesystem.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
