Ncdu-ncurses library-based disk usage Analyzer

Ncdu-ncurses library-based disk usage Analyzer

Ncdu (NCurses Disk Usage) is an interface based on the du command of the Ncurses library. It provides a quick and easy-to-use interface through the well-known du command. It displays the percentage of disk usage and allows you to navigate between directories using the ncurses library.

Install

Ncdu has been transplanted to most linux distributions and can be installed from the official repository.

Arch/Manajaro and its derivative editions:

1. Sudo pacman-S ncdu

Ubuntu/Debian/Linux Minut and its derivative versions:

1. Sudo apt-get install ncdu

Fedora and its derivative editions:

1. Sudo yum install ncdu

You can find other releases here.

Use ncdu

Keyboard operation:

• Up, k-move the cursor up
• Down, j-move the cursor down
• Right/enter-open the selected directory
• Left, <, h-open parent directory
• N-sort by file name (ascending/descending)
• S-sort by file size (ascending/descending)
• C-sort by number of projects (ascending/descending)
• D-delete the selected file or directory
• T-place the directory in front of the file during sorting
• G-display percentage graphically

To use ncdu, open the terminal and run

1. Ncdu

Start scanning the directory.

After scanning, you can easily see the file/directory size.

Confirm to delete the file:

Here, read the ncdu command manual or run:

1. Man ncdu

Honor: Two readers, BasketCase And Sama Vim, recommended this Ncdu tool after reading "Linux Tutorial: how to view the directory size in command line.

Enjoy!

Via: http://www.unixmen.com/ncdu-ncurses-disk-usage-analyzer/

Translator: hunanchenxingyu Proofreader: wxy

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