# sharkdp/diskus

A minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'

Repository: https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/diskus
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: command-line, tool, cli, rust, filesystem
Last push: 2026-02-14T12:04:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2862, "days_push": 200, "days_rel": 270, "gap_med": 344, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1237, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.367223+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, cli, rust
- tags: disk-usage, du-alternative, parallel, performance, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sharkdp/diskus (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.367223+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:21:54.545186+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.367223+00:00, sha cebef3fa38f2)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/diskus (fetched 2026-08-29T12:21:04.653480+00:00, sha 26a72f88c715)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.