Gdu

gdu Plugin

Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go. Analyze disk usage with visualization and filtering capabilities.

Commands

Disk Analysis

• gdu disk analyze — Analyze disk usage

Utility

• gdu _ _ — Passthrough to gdu CLI

Usage Examples

• "Analyze disk usage"
• "Check disk space"
• "Find large directories"
• "Show disk usage"

Installation

brew install gdu

Or via Go:

go install github.com/dundee/gdu/v5/cmd/gdu@latest

Examples

# Analyze current directory
gdu disk analyze .

# Analyze specific path
gdu disk analyze /home/user

# Color output
gdu disk analyze . --color always

# Show hidden files
gdu disk analyze . --show-hidden

# Don't follow symlinks
gdu disk analyze . --no-follow

# Ignore directories
gdu disk analyze . --ignore-dirs node_modules,vendor

# Any gdu command with passthrough
gdu _ _ . --color always
gdu _ _ /home/user --show-hidden

Key Features

• Fast - Written in Go for performance
• Visual - Colored output for easy reading
• Filtering - Ignore specific directories
• Symlinks - Follow or ignore symlinks
• Hidden files - Show or hide hidden files
• Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows
• Interactive - Interactive mode available
• Export - Export analysis data
• Recursive - Analyze nested directories
• Efficient - Caching for faster repeated scans

Notes

• Default analyzes current directory
• Uses colors to highlight large directories
• Can be used in CI/CD pipelines
• Great for disk cleanup
• Supports multiple output formats