sharkdp/diskus

Provide a way to show size of sub-elements of a given folder

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#3 opened on Nov 1, 2018

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Description

One of the most common use-cases for du -hs by far for me (and also what dust caters to), is to do du -hs * to find the largest directories in a given directory (usually the current one). It doesn't seem like diskus can currently operate in that mode? It'd be awesome if that kind of "tell me what's large" quick-n-dirty mode could be supported somehow!

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Research direction
Study the diskus codebase to understand how file sizes are computed and displayed. Then implement a new command line flag (e.g., ` s` or ` sub`) that, when used, shows the sizes of immediate subdirectories and files within the given path, similar to `du hs *`. Ensure the output format matches the existing display style.
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rust
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cli
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
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60