dust
$ brew install dustDisk usage, folder sizing, and space analysis from the terminal.
- dust fits git & github well, especially for disk usage, folder sizing, and space analysis from the terminal.
- 2,366 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.
Dust guide
Disk usage, folder sizing, and space analysis from the terminal. Built by bootandy.
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 usage, folder sizing, and space analysis from the terminal.
- You work with shell utilities and want a fast terminal interface.
- You need disk usage.
- You need folder sizing.
- You need space analysis.
Quick reference
brew install dustdust --versiondust -d 2 .Open CLI × skills.sh
Open CLI integrates dust with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.
Workflow Automation
Recommended pairingOpen CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits shell utilities workflows. Turn repeated CLI sequences into cleaner, more reliable agent workflows.
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill workflow-automationUse dust together with the Workflow Automation skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.
Why this tool
- dust fits git & github well, especially for disk usage, folder sizing, and space analysis from the terminal.
- 2,366 homebrew installs (30d).
- Easy to automate.
Watch-outs
- Output is mostly plain text.
- Better for local use than CI.
Example workflow
1. dust -d 2 .Safe start
Install dust.
Run `dust --version` first.
Start with `dust -d 2 .`.
Install the CLI and make sure it is on your PATH.