# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:diskus ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install diskus ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install diskus ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/diskus/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add diskus ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: diskus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install diskus ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: diskus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#diskus ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diskus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S diskus ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: diskus from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:diskus - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.0 - **Source summary:** Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh' - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 OR MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - diskus (cli) - diskus (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** diskus - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - diskus: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diskus/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - diskus - 0.8.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: diskus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | fast alternative for du | https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus - dnf - diskus - 0.9.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: diskus from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh' | https://crates.io/crates/diskus - pacman - diskus - 0.9.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: diskus from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Minimal, fast alternative to 'du -sh' | https://github.com/sharkdp/diskus - MacPorts - diskus: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/diskus/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dua-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dua-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system. - [erdtree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erdtree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system. - [parallel-disk-usage](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/parallel-disk-usage/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, rust, system. - [agedu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/agedu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system. - [dfc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dfc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system. - [diskonaut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diskonaut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system. - [duc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system. - [duf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disk-usage, filesystem, system. - [dust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dust/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, disk, disk-usage, du, filesystem. - [diskus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/diskus/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/diskus.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/diskus.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph