install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dua-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dua-cli

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/dua-cli/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install dua-cli

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dua-cli · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S dua-cli

Arch Linux sync databases · dua-cli · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add dua

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dua

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

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/dua

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dua.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Byron.dua-cli -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Byron.dua-cli · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

View disk space usage and delete unwanted data, fast

Project links

Commands and aliases

dua

history

Project history and usage

dua-cli is a Rust disk-usage analyzer whose installed command is `dua`. It combines fast parallel directory scanning with an optional interactive terminal UI for exploring and deleting disk usage.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in 2019, and crates.io records the crate shortly after. The README explains the name as 'Disk Usage Analyzer' and emphasizes parallel scanning that can saturate SSDs, plus an interactive mode designed with multi-stage deletion safeguards.

The project builds on Rust ecosystem libraries such as `jwalk` for parallel filesystem walking and `petgraph` for interactive graph handling. Its README also documents the removal of older terminal backend complexity in favor of crossterm.

Adoption history

dua-cli is widely packaged for a Rust CLI of its size: Homebrew, MacPorts, Fedora, Arch, Nix, NetBSD/pkgsrc, Scoop, WinGet, Void Linux, Cargo, and binary release installers are all documented upstream. Crates.io metadata shows more than two hundred thousand total downloads, while Homebrew analytics show steady formula installs.

How it is used

Basic usage mirrors `du`: run `dua`, `dua *`, or `dua aggregate` to inspect directory sizes. The `dua interactive` or `dua i` mode opens a terminal browser for navigating large trees and deleting unwanted data with confirmation steps. The optional config file controls interactive behavior such as Escape-key navigation.

Why package nerds care

dua-cli is significant as part of the Rust replacement-tool lineage: a faster, friendlier take on classic Unix disk-usage workflows, packaged as a single CLI across many operating systems. It is also a useful comparison point against `du`, `ncdu`, `dust`, `gdu`, and graphical disk analyzers.

Timeline

2019: Public Byron/dua-cli GitHub repository created.
2019: Crates.io records the `dua-cli` crate.
2020s: Upstream README documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, Cargo, Linux package managers, Scoop, WinGet, Nix, and binary releases.

Related projects

The README lists `du`, `dust`, `dutree`, `pdu`, `ncdu`, `gdu`, `godu`, GNOME Disk Usage Analyzer, and KDE Filelight as similar programs. It also acknowledges `jwalk` as a core reason the CLI could focus on user-facing behavior.

Sources

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dua`	cli	global 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 version2.37.1

manager updated2026-06-29

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.37.1

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dua-cli
Version	2.37.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dua-cli
Homepage	https://lib.rs/crates/dua-cli
Repository	https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli/archive/refs/tags/v2.37.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-29T10:45:44Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dua-cli
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

dnf95%

dua-cli 2.34.0-1.fc45

Tool to conveniently learn about the disk usage of directories

https://crates.io/crates/dua-cli

sudo dnf install dua-cli

License: MIT AND Unicode-3.0 AND (0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (MIT OR Zlib OR Apache-2.0) AND (Unlicense OR MIT)
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rust-dua-cli
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dua Cli

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dua-cli from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

dua-cli 2.34.0-2

A tool to conveniently learn about the disk usage of directories, fast!

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

sudo pacman -S dua-cli

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dua Cli

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: dua-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

dua-cli

sudo port install dua-cli

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dua Cli

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/dua-cli/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

dua

nix profile install nixpkgs#dua

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/du/dua/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

dua 2.34.0-r0

Tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

sudo apk add dua

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dua
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dua from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

dua-bash-completion 2.34.0-r0

Bash completions for dua

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

sudo apk add dua-bash-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dua
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dua-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

dua-fish-completion 2.34.0-r0

Fish completions for dua

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

sudo apk add dua-fish-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dua
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dua-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

dua-zsh-completion 2.34.0-r0

Zsh completions for dua

https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli

sudo apk add dua-zsh-completion

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dua
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dua-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop92%

main/dua

scoop install main/dua

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dua.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

Byron.dua-cli

winget install --id Byron.dua-cli -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Dua

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Byron.dua-cli from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dua-cli.yml

Used sources

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