macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install diskuslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install diskusMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/diskus/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5219
Install diskus with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop
Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#diskus.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add diskusAlpine Linux edge package indexes · diskus · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install diskusFedora Rawhide package metadata · diskus · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#diskusnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/diskus/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S diskusArch Linux sync databases · diskus · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/diskusScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/diskus.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'
Project links
Commands and aliases
- diskus
history
Project history and usage
diskus is a Rust command-line utility positioned as a minimal, fast alternative to `du -sh`. It computes the total size of the current directory and focuses on doing that one job quickly, with benchmark comparisons against `du` and other Rust disk-usage tools in the upstream README.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in November 2018, and release tags started the same month. Later releases continued through 2025, showing a small but maintained utility rather than a one-off experiment.
Adoption history
The README documents installation through release packages, Arch, Void, Homebrew, MacPorts, Haiku, NixOS, and Cargo. That mix is typical for sharkdp-style Rust CLIs: useful as standalone binaries, but also easy for distribution maintainers to carry because the behavior is simple and the upstream packaging story is clear.
How it is used
The usual workflow is simply running `diskus` in a directory to print a human-readable total and byte count. The README also documents disk-usage versus apparent-size behavior and directory counting semantics so users can reason about differences from `du`.
Why package nerds care
diskus is interesting because it deliberately resists becoming a full disk browser. Its package appeal is the opposite of feature accumulation: a fast, parallelized `du -sh` replacement that complements richer tools such as `dust`.
Timeline
- 2018-11: GitHub repository created
- 2018-11: early 0.3.x and 0.5.0 releases published
- 2025-12: v0.9.0 release published
Related projects
- The upstream README compares diskus with `du`, `tin-summer`, and `dust`, and uses `hyperfine` for benchmark runs.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
diskus | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:diskus |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus |
| Repository | https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
diskus
nix profile install nixpkgs#diskus- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
apk95%
diskus 0.8.0-r0
fast alternative for du
https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
sudo apk add diskus- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: diskus
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
dnf95%
diskus 0.9.0-4.fc45
Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'
https://crates.io/crates/diskus
sudo dnf install diskus- License: (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND MIT AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rust-diskus
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
pacman95%
diskus 0.9.0-2
Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'
https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
sudo pacman -S diskus- License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
MacPorts95%
diskus
sudo port install diskus- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
Scoop95%
extras/diskus
scoop install extras/diskus- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diskus
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation