The ncdu Command¶
ncdu (NCurses Disk Usage) is a curses-based version of the well-known du command. It provides a fast way to see what directories are using your disk space.
Example¶
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Quiet Mode
ncdu -q -
Omit mounted directories
ncdu -q -x
Syntax¶
ncdu [-hqvx] [--exclude PATTERN] [-X FILE] dir
Additional Flags and their Functionalities:¶
| Short Flag | Long Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-h | - | Print a small help message |
-q | - | Quiet mode. While calculating disk space, ncdu will update the screen 10 times a second by default, this will be decreased to once every 2 seconds in quiet mode. Use this feature to save bandwidth over remote connections. |
-v | - | Print version. |
-x | - | Only count files and directories on the same filesystem as the specified dir. |
| - | --exclude PATTERN | Exclude files that match PATTERN. This argument can be added multiple times to add more patterns. |
-X FILE | --exclude-from FILE | Exclude files that match any pattern in FILE. Patterns should be separated by a newline. |
Last update: 2022-05-12