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		surfsvammel on Sept 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Duf: Disk Usage/Free Utility I like it! Might have a go at rewriting something like this in Rust as an exercise.

ComputerGuru on Sept 27, 2020 | [–]

Already done, (un)fortunately:

https://github.com/bootandy/dust

tleb_ on Sept 27, 2020 | | [–]

Duf seems close to `df` while dust seems closer to `du`.

paledot on Sept 27, 2020 | | [–]

Sounds like fun! Drop me a message if you get it going and want a collaborator.

vkat on Sept 27, 2020 | [–]

Was just thinking the same!

makapuf on Sept 27, 2020 | [–]

Why? This is a real question. Is it because of the pleasure of writing rust, getting rid of go? Speed? Size?

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