Dust makes it simple to understand where your disk space is being used. Unlike traditional tools that require piping through sort and head commands, dust provides an instant visual overview of your storage consumption.

The tool intelligently recurses through your directory tree to identify the largest subdirectories and files, displaying them with color-coded bars that represent both the hierarchy and disk usage patterns. The visual indicators show you at a glance which folders contain the most data and how that space is distributed.

Key features include:

Smart visualization - Color-coded bars indicate parent-child relationships and relative disk usage
No complex flags - Works intuitively without needing -d or -h parameters
Flexible filtering - Filter by file type, size thresholds, regex patterns, or filesystem boundaries
Multiple output formats - View results as ASCII bars, JSON output, or screen-reader friendly text
Customizable display - Adjust the number of entries shown, recursion depth, and sort order
Config file support - Save your preferred settings in ~/.config/dust/config.toml

Whether you're tracking down space hogs in development directories, analyzing storage usage across multiple paths, or simply understanding your disk allocation, dust provides the clarity you need without unnecessary complexity.