# Install gdu with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go. Version 5.36.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-30. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gdu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gdu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gdu ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gdu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gdu ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gdu from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gdu ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gdu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gdu ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gdu 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#gdu ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gd/gdu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gdu ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gdu from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gdu ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gdu from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install gdu ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: gdu from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gawk' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gdu ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gdu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id dundee.gdu -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: dundee.gdu from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gdu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.36.1 - **Source summary:** Disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-30T00:20:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gdu-go (cli) - gdu-go (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To avoid a conflict with `coreutils`, `gdu` has been installed as `gdu-go`. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.36.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-30 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dundee/gdu - Upstream latest detected: v5.36.1 (current) ## Project history and usage gdu is a fast terminal disk-usage analyzer written in Go, intended especially for SSDs where parallel directory scanning can be used effectively. ### Project history The official repository was created in 2018 and presents gdu as a Go disk-usage analyzer with a console interface. Its README emphasizes interactive, non-interactive, and export modes, and explains that Gdu is primarily intended for SSD disks while still supporting HDDs with less performance gain. Over time gdu added YAML configuration, JSON export/import, database-backed saved analyses, archive browsing, profiling, file viewing and deletion controls, and terminal styling options, while remaining a single command-line utility. ### Adoption history The official installation page lists packages or installation methods across Arch Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, NixOS, Homebrew, Mise, Snap, Binenv, Go, Winget, Scoop, X-cmd, and COPR builds. In Homebrew, the package is installed as gdu-go to avoid a conflict with GNU coreutils. ### How it is used Typical usage is running gdu against a directory or filesystem to browse large files interactively, or using non-interactive flags for summaries, top-N output, JSON export, ignored paths, age filters, and apparent-size or disk-usage views. Configuration is read from ~/.config/gdu/gdu.yaml or ~/.gdu.yaml. ### Why package nerds care gdu belongs to the modern wave of fast, packaged replacements for classic Unix inspection tools: a Go binary with cross-platform releases, package-manager breadth, and terminal UI ergonomics. Its Homebrew rename to gdu-go is a small but classic package-manager detail caused by command-name conflicts. ### Timeline - 2018: Official GitHub repository created. - 2024: v5.x line continued with regular releases. - 2026: v5.36.x releases published. ### Related projects - gdu is related to classic du-style disk accounting tools and terminal disk analyzers. Its package-manager story is also related to GNU coreutils because Homebrew avoids installing it as gdu when that name would conflict. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/gdu/gdu.yaml, ~/.gdu.yaml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gdu - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gdu - 5.25.0-1+b8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gdu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Pretty fast disk usage analyzer | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - Nix - gdu: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gd/gdu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gdu - 5.25.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gdu from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Pretty fast disk usage analyzer | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - apk - gdu - 5.36.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gdu from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast disk usage calculator with console interface | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - apk - gdu-doc - 5.36.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gdu-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast disk usage calculator with console interface (documentation) | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - dnf - gdu - 5.32.0-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gdu from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - pacman - gdu - 5.36.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gdu from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Fast disk usage analyzer | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - zypper - gdu - 5.32.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gdu from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fast disk usage analyzer with console interface | https://github.com/dundee/gdu - MacPorts - gdu: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/gdu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - gdu: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: gdu from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gawk' - Scoop - main/gdu: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gdu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - dundee.gdu: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: dundee.gdu from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - 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Shared terms: cli, disk, disk-usage, system, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gdu.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gdu.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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