dust

Dust is a command-line tool written in Rust, designed to provide a more intuitive overview of disk space usage than the traditional `du` command. It intelligently scans the file system, presenting the largest files and directories with colored bar charts and a hierarchical structure. Users can quickly identify major disk space consumers, with its unique bar design visually representing space allocation within parent-child directories. Dust excels at handling numerous small files and offers extensive filtering and display options, such as specifying depth, count, file types, or JSON output, making it a powerful tool for system administrators and developers.

• Intuitive disk usage visualization with colored bar charts and hierarchical display
• Intelligent recursive scanning and highlighting of largest files/directories
• Cross-platform compatibility (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Extensive command-line options for depth, count, file type filtering, and JSON output
• Performance optimized: avoids recounting hard links and efficiently handles numerous files