# cdu
> Colored du - display disk usage with a colorful histogram

## Summary
Colorized du wrapper that displays disk usage as a visual histogram

## Capabilities
- Display disk usage with colorful histograms
- Quickly identify space-consuming directories
- Sort by size for easy analysis

## When to Use
- You want a visual overview of disk space usage
- You need a colorized alternative to du

## When NOT to Use
- You need interactive navigation (use ncdu)

## Related Tools
- [ncdu](/tools/ncdu) (complementary)
- [dutree](/tools/dutree) (complementary)
- [dfc](/tools/dfc) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/cdu
