du

Estimate file and directory space usage.

Synopsis

tofu du [paths...] [flags]

Description

Estimate file and directory space usage. Similar to the Unix du command but cross-platform.

Flags

Flag	Short	Description	Default
--summarize	-s	Display only total for each path	false
--all	-a	Write counts for all files, not just directories	false
--human	-h	Print sizes in human readable format	false
--max-depth	-d	Print total only if N or fewer levels deep	-1
--bytes	-b	Apparent size in bytes	false
--apparent-size		Print apparent sizes rather than disk usage	false
--kilobytes	-k	Print in kilobytes	false
--sort	-S	Sort by: size, name, none	size
--reverse	-r	Reverse the sort order	false
--ignore-git		Respect .gitignore files	false

Examples

Show disk usage of current directory:

tofu du

Human-readable output:

tofu du -h

Summary only (total):

tofu du -s

Limit depth:

tofu du -d 1

Show all files (not just directories):

tofu du -a

Sort by size (largest last):

tofu du -S size

Sort by name:

tofu du -S name

Fastest mode (no sorting, stream output):

tofu du -S none

Show apparent size in bytes:

tofu du -b

Specific paths:

tofu du -h /path/to/dir1 /path/to/dir2

Sample Output

4K      ./cmd/cat
8K      ./cmd/grep
12K     ./cmd
16K     .