duf

observability
$ brew install duf
Summary

Disk free, filesystem status, and readable df from the terminal.

  • duf fits infra well, especially for disk free, filesystem status, and readable df from the terminal.
  • 1,364 homebrew installs (30d).
  • Easy to automate.
  • Best treated as a human-first terminal tool.
  • Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.
infra-duf-SKILL.md

Duf guide

Disk free, filesystem status, and readable df from the terminal. Built by muesli.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • disk free, filesystem status, and readable df from the terminal.
  • You work with observability and want a fast terminal interface.
  • You need disk free.
  • You need filesystem status.
  • You need readable df.

Quick reference

Installbrew install duf
Verifyduf --version
First real commandduf

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates duf with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Monitoring & Observability

Recommended pairing

Open CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits observability workflows. Use metrics, traces, and health checks to understand what your CLI changed.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill monitoring-observability
Starter prompt

Use duf together with the Monitoring & Observability skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.

Also useful from skills.sh

Why this tool

  • duf fits infra well, especially for disk free, filesystem status, and readable df from the terminal.
  • 1,364 homebrew installs (30d).
  • Easy to automate.

Watch-outs

  • Output is mostly plain text.
  • Better for local use than CI.

Example workflow

1. duf

Safe start

Step 1

Install duf.

Step 2

Run `duf --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `duf`.

Step 4

Install the infra CLI and verify kubeconfig, Docker context, or cloud credentials.

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