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cdu

Colored du - display disk usage with a colorful histogram

File Management linuxmacos Perl

Description

cdu (colored du) is a Perl script that calls du and displays a pretty histogram with optional colors, allowing you to immediately see which directories take the most disk space.

AI 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

Use When

  • You want a visual overview of disk space usage
  • You need a colorized alternative to du

Avoid When

  • x You need interactive navigation (use ncdu)

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