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Dev tools · November 8, 2020

btdu, a sampling disk usage profiler for btrfs

sampling disk usage profiler for btrfs. Contribute to CyberShadow/btdu development by creating an account on GitHub.

btdu, a sampling disk usage profiler for btrfs launched on November 8, 2020 with 12 votes, #975 of 3,461 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

In plain words

btdu is a disk usage profiler designed specifically for btrfs filesystems. It samples disk usage patterns to help users understand how storage space is being consumed on their systems. The tool is aimed at system administrators and power users who need detailed insights into btrfs filesystem usage. It runs as a command-line utility and is available on GitHub as an open-source project.

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