In the process of using the Linux system , it is often encountered that the disk space is insufficient. When the disk space is insufficient, the operation of the system will become extremely slow, and even crashes and other problems may occur. Using Linux commands to clear hard drive space is a very simple and effective way to bring your system back to life. In this article, we will introduce several commonly used Linux commands to help you clear up hard disk space and improve system performance and stability.
If you work on the Linux command line, you should be familiar with the du command. Knowing about commands like du, which quickly returns information about disk usage, is one of the ways the command line can increase programmer productivity. However, if you're looking for a way to save even more time and make your life easier, then check out dust , a more intuitive take on the du command written in Rust.
In short, dust is a tool that provides file types and metadata. If you run dust on a directory, it will report the disk utilization of that directory in various ways. It provides a very useful graph telling you which folder is using the most disk space. If you have nested folders, you can see the percentage of space each folder uses.
install dust
You can install dust using Rust's Cargo package manager:
linuxmi@linuxmi:~/www.linuxmi.com$ cargo install du-du