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Modern Linux CLI Tools #5: DUST, the new DU -sh

Welcome back to Modern Linux CLI Tools — a series where we explore small, powerful command‑line tools that make everyday work faster, clearer, and more enjoyable. In this episode, we look at DUST, a modern alternative to du, written in Rust, that shows disk usage in a clean, visual, size‑sorted tree. No more running du -sh * | sort -hr and squinting at output. dust gives you: An instant visual overview of what's taking up space Automatic sorting by largest items first A tree layout that makes structure obvious Useful flags to limit depth, show full paths, and ignore noisy directories dust is best used right after duf (to see which filesystem is full) and before ncdu (to delete safely). Together, they form a complete workflow for diagnosing disk usage intelligently. Topics Covered: Why du output is hard to interpret Installing dust on Debian Trixie (du-dust package) Using dust for instant disk usage breakdowns Limiting depth for readability Showing full paths Finding small files by increasing output rows Ideal workflow: duf → dust → ncdu Commands Used in the Video: Install (Debian Trixie / Ubuntu) sudo apt update sudo apt install du-dust Basic usage dust dust /home/nico/ncdu-test Depth limit for cleaner output dust -d 2 /home/nico/ncdu-test Show full paths dust -p /home/nico/ncdu-test Show top N largest items dust -n 20 /home/nico/ncdu-test Show only items above a certain size dust -z 100M /home/nico If a tiny file doesn't show up: dust -r -d 5 -n 200 /home/nico/ncdu-test (reverse sort, go deeper, show more rows) Useful Workflow: Use *duf* to find which filesystem is full Use *dust* to identify the largest directories quickly Use *ncdu* to safely delete only what you intend to delete Next in the series: I don't know yet :D maybe TLDR or FZF, or something else, I will think about it next week :) Anyway, check out my video series on Modern Linux CLI Tools:    • Modern Linux CLI Tools