sharkdp/diskus
A minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh' observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 28
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 344
- age_days: 2862
- days_rel: 270
- days_push: 200
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1237 stars · 44 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
diskus is a minimal, fast command-line tool that computes the total size of a directory, serving as a parallelized alternative to 'du -sh'. Written in Rust, it is roughly ten times faster than du with a cold disk cache.
Use cases
- quickly measure the total size of a directory
- replace du -sh with a faster parallel tool
- check how much disk space a folder uses
- measure large folder sizes without interrupting workflow
- script directory size checks in shell
When to choose
- you need the fastest possible directory size calculation
- you want a minimal tool with a single simple purpose
- you work with very large folders with many files
When to avoid
- you need a detailed breakdown of sizes per subdirectory
- you want extra features like visualization or filtering
- you need du-compatible options and output formats
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli file-system developer-tools files windows cli rust disk-usage du-alternative parallel performance command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus · fetched 2026-08-28 · cebef3fa38f2
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/diskus · fetched 2026-08-29 · 26a72f88c715
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sharkdp/diskus | main | 60 |
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