DirSize

DirSize is a simple directory reporting tool. It recursively scans the provided (or current) directory, and reports the number of files and director sizes of each sub-directory as well as the files in the directory.

You can sort by Directory name, Files, and Size, although Size is the default.

Maps:

One of the interesting things about DirSize is it shows a visual representation of the file sizes of counts. I call this a SizeMap or FilesMap and it's the area to the right of the output. If you sort by size (default or -ss) or directories (-sd) is will show the SizeMap. If sorted by file counts (-sf) the map will change to show a visual representation of the number of files per subdirectory.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Snap applications run in a sandbox and by default do not have rights to see all of the files. In order to use DirSize, it needs to be able see file names and sizes. The interface system-backup gives it that right. Therefore, to use DirSize, you need to allow it access by executing the following command after the DirSize snap is installed:

sudo snap connect dirsize:system-backup

If you change your mind, you can simple remove DirSize by executing:

sudo snap remove dirsize

Command-Line Options:

Usage:

java -jar dirsize.jar [-D] [-x <filename>] [-ss|-sf|-sd] [-r] [-c width] [-v] [-h|?] [Directory]

-D Run program in debug mode. This will display quite a bit of information on the program as it's running. I usually use this as I debug the program, but if you wish to get a bit more insight into what's going on, go for it.

-e Suppress the error display. Will not show a list of directories DirSize couldn't read

-ss Sort output by the directory sizes. This is the default

-sf Sort output by the number of files

-sd Sort output by directory name

-r Reverse the sorting display

-x FileName Export the results as a CSV to the file provided

-c width The default width for the output is 90 columns. This option will set the width. 60 columns is the current minimum

-v Simply display the program version and exit

-h or -? Display the program help

Examples

java -jar dirsize.jar

Display a size sorted report from the current directory

java -jar dirsize.jar -sd C:\Apps

Display a directory name sorted report from the C:\Apps directory

java -jar dirsize.jar -c 100 -sf /home/jimbob

Display a file number sorted report from the jimbob's home dir using 100 columns

java -jar dirsize.jar -x $HOME/usr-output.csv /usr

Output the directory report of /usr into a CSV file in my home directory

Wrapup:

I'm making this freely available in the hope that others may find this useful. Please let me know if you have any issues, please point it in the GitHub issues tool (accessed via the Developer Website link.) For thoughts or suggestions for enhancements please let me know by mailing: dirsize@fross.org.

License:

The MIT License

Copyright (C) 2011-2020 by Michael Fross

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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