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I quite like this list, there are a number of utilities here that I already use on a daily basis. There are also a few utilities that I like that weren't on thi

by aquova 7y ago

I quite like this list, there are a number of utilities here that I already use on a daily basis. There are also a few utilities that I like that weren't on this list, or some alternatives to what was shown. Some off the top of my head: - nnn[0] (C) - A terminal file manager, similar to ranger. It allows you to navigate directories, manipulate files, analyze disk usage, and fuzzy open files. - ncdu[1] (C) - ncurses disk analyzer. Similar to du -sh, but allows for directory navigation as well. - z.lua[2] (Lua) - It's an alternative to the z utility mentioned in the article. I haven't done the benchmarks, but they claim to be faster than z. I'm mostly just including it because it's what I use. [0] https://github.com/jarun/nnn https://github.com/jarun/nnn [1] https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu [2] https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua

cauthon 7y ago
Seconding ncdu! The interface is great, and I like that it’s modular so you can run the disk usage component as a cronjob and then have a nightly snapshot readily accessible
rovr138 7y ago
And regarding ncdu, there are static binaries for Linux. Just put them in a folder and use them.
- wodny 7y ago
  Nice. I've missed the static binaries on the homepage and should have tried static compilation myself. Now my little python2 and find-based scripts exporting ncdu-compatible outputs[1] on systems without ncdu seem a bit redundant. On the other hand, there are some examples of filtering the output with jq. [1]: https://github.com/wodny/ncdu-export https://github.com/wodny/ncdu-export
apjana 7y ago
+1 for nnn!
archon810 7y ago
I'd like to further expand on the topic of ncdu. rclone is a great utility for syncing data between local and remote (including remote to remote) locations and supports a ton of online services. Well, rclone also supports an ncdu command modeled after the ncdu utility. It lets you quickly calculate directory sizes on remotes that don't show dir sizes, like Google Drive, for example. https://rclone.org/ https://rclone.org/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ncdu/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ncdu/

by aquova 7y ago

cauthon 7y ago

Seconding ncdu! The interface is great, and I like that it’s modular so you can run the disk usage component as a cronjob and then have a nightly snapshot readily accessible

rovr138 7y ago

And regarding ncdu, there are static binaries for Linux. Just put them in a folder and use them.

wodny 7y ago
Nice. I've missed the static binaries on the homepage and should have tried static compilation myself. Now my little python2 and find-based scripts exporting ncdu-compatible outputs[1] on systems without ncdu seem a bit redundant. On the other hand, there are some examples of filtering the output with jq. [1]: https://github.com/wodny/ncdu-export https://github.com/wodny/ncdu-export

apjana 7y ago

+1 for nnn!

archon810 7y ago

I'd like to further expand on the topic of ncdu. rclone is a great utility for syncing data between local and remote (including remote to remote) locations and supports a ton of online services. Well, rclone also supports an ncdu command modeled after the ncdu utility. It lets you quickly calculate directory sizes on remotes that don't show dir sizes, like Google Drive, for example. https://rclone.org/ https://rclone.org/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ncdu/ https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_ncdu/