# bootandy/dust

A more intuitive version of du in rust

Repository: https://github.com/bootandy/dust
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dust
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-19T19:59:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3092, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 48.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12187, forks 284 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.974864+00:00)

## What it is
Dust is a Rust-based command-line tool that provides an intuitive alternative to the classic 'du' utility for analyzing disk usage. It displays the largest subdirectories and files with visual bar charts, smartly recursing the tree without needing extra flags.

## Use cases
- find what is taking up disk space
- see which folders use the most storage
- visualize directory sizes in the terminal
- identify large files to delete and free space
- show top biggest subdirectories without sort or head
- analyze disk usage of a project folder

## When to choose
- you want a fast, human-friendly du replacement with colored bar visualization
- you need a quick terminal overview of disk usage across Linux, macOS, or Windows
- you prefer a single static binary with no flags required for common usage

## When to avoid
- you need scriptable, machine-readable disk usage output
- you require a full GUI disk space analyzer with interactive cleanup features
- you need du's exact POSIX behavior or flags for compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: disk-usage, du-alternative, rust, terminal, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bootandy/dust (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.974864+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 2026-08-29T17:14:51.347034+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bootandy/dust (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.974864+00:00, sha f8c94e650772)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.