cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/13814482
I just noticed that
ezacan now display total disk space used by directories!I think this is pretty cool. I wanted it for a long time.
There are other ways to get the information of course. But having it integrated with all the other options for listing directories is fab.
ezahas features like--git-awareness,--treedisplay, clickable--hyperlink, filetype--iconsand other display, permissions, dates, ownerships, and other stuff. being able to mash everything together in any arbitrary way which is useful is handy. And of course you can--sort=sizedocs:
--total-size show the size of a directory as the size of all files and directories inside (unix only)It also (optionally) color codes the information. Values measures in kb, mb, and gb are clear. Here is a screenshot to show that:
eza --long -h --total-size --sort=oldest --no-permissions --no-user
Of course it take a little while to load large directories so you will not want to use by default.
Looks like it was first implemented Oct 2023 with some fixes since then. (Changelog). PR #533 - feat: added recursive directory parser with `--total-size` flag by Xemptuous
oh of course there are abbreviated forms. I just used the long versions so that people who aren't framiliar can follow what I am doing without having to spend 10 mins cross referencing the man page.
Likewise in the examples I used options that created a fairly very simple screenshot to clearly illustrate an answer to the question of what
ezadoes thatlsdoesn't.I tend to use
ezavia a couple of aliases with sets of common preferences. Like in a git dir I want to sort by date. usually don't need to see the user column, the size or permissions (except when I do). I do want to see the dotfiles. So I have an appropriate line aseg(eza git). A great companion togs.