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Install diskus with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install diskus

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install diskus

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/diskus/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add diskus

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · diskus · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install diskus

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · diskus · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#diskus

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/diskus/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S diskus

Arch Linux sync databases · diskus · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'

Commands and aliases

  • diskus

history

Project history and usage

diskus is a Rust command-line utility positioned as a minimal, fast alternative to `du -sh`. It computes the total size of the current directory and focuses on doing that one job quickly, with benchmark comparisons against `du` and other Rust disk-usage tools in the upstream README.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in November 2018, and release tags started the same month. Later releases continued through 2025, showing a small but maintained utility rather than a one-off experiment.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through release packages, Arch, Void, Homebrew, MacPorts, Haiku, NixOS, and Cargo. That mix is typical for sharkdp-style Rust CLIs: useful as standalone binaries, but also easy for distribution maintainers to carry because the behavior is simple and the upstream packaging story is clear.

How it is used

The usual workflow is simply running `diskus` in a directory to print a human-readable total and byte count. The README also documents disk-usage versus apparent-size behavior and directory counting semantics so users can reason about differences from `du`.

Why package nerds care

diskus is interesting because it deliberately resists becoming a full disk browser. Its package appeal is the opposite of feature accumulation: a fast, parallelized `du -sh` replacement that complements richer tools such as `dust`.

Timeline

  • 2018-11: GitHub repository created
  • 2018-11: early 0.3.x and 0.5.0 releases published
  • 2025-12: v0.9.0 release published

Related projects

  • The upstream README compares diskus with `du`, `tin-summer`, and `dust`, and uses `hyperfine` for benchmark runs.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
diskuscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.9.0

https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:diskus
Version0.9.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/diskus
Homepagehttps://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
Upstream docshttps://github.com/sharkdp/diskus
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/sharkdp/diskus/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namediskus
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

diskus

nix profile install nixpkgs#diskus
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diskus
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diskus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

diskus 0.8.0-r0

fast alternative for du

https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus

sudo apk add diskus
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: diskus
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diskus
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: diskus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

diskus 0.9.0-3.fc45

Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'

https://crates.io/crates/diskus

sudo dnf install diskus
  • License: (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND MIT AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rust-diskus
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diskus
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: diskus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

diskus 0.9.0-2

Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh'

https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus

sudo pacman -S diskus
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diskus
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: diskus from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

diskus

sudo port install diskus
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Diskus
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/diskus/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • dua-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system.
  • erdtreeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system.
  • parallel-disk-usageShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system.
  • ageduShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system.
  • dfcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system.
  • diskonautShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system.
  • diskusSame normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment