gdu 5.37.0

What's new in 5.37.0

What's New
This release brings a browser-based UI, more control over long scans, richer
file-list information, and finer-grained configuration and export options. Below
is a walkthrough of each new feature.
Web UI
Gdu can now serve a browser-based interface instead of the terminal UI.
gdu --web /some/dir
Gdu scans the directory, prints the URL, and (by default) opens it in your
default browser. The interface shows an animated donut chart of the current
directory's contents alongside a sortable table with size bars, breadcrumb
navigation, and a disk-usage/apparent-size toggle. Scan progress is streamed
live while the analysis runs.
By default the server binds to localhost on a random free port. Use
--web-listen (or the web.listen config option) to pin a fixed address, and
--web-open=false to print the URL without launching a browser.
The compiled web assets are embedded in the binary, so no extra files or network
access are required.
Security: the web UI is read-only and has no authentication. It exposes file
names and sizes over HTTP, so keep it bound to localhost (the default). Binding
to a non-loopback address makes those details reachable by other hosts on the
network and prints a warning.
by @dundee in #617
Preview results during a scan (Tab)
You no longer have to wait for a scan to finish before looking at results. Press
Tab during a scan to preview the directory totals found so far, then keep
watching them update as the analysis continues.
by @ultranity in #594
Stop scanning and keep partial results
Long scans can now be cut short without losing work. Press Ctrl+C during a scan
to stop scheduling new work and keep the results found so far, so you can start
browsing (or exporting) immediately instead of aborting the whole run.
by @ShivamB25 in #606
Show symlink target
Symlinks can be displayed as name -> target, showing the link destination next
to the name just like ls -l. Enable it with:
gdu --show-symlink-target /some/dir
Symlinks and sockets continue to be marked with the @ file flag.
by @yurenchen000 in #612
Move items to XDG trash (D key)
In addition to permanent deletion (d), you can now move the selected file or
directory to the XDG trash with the D key on Linux, matching the behavior of most
desktop file managers so items can be recovered later.
by @phaethix in #608
Configurable colors for marked items
The colors used for marked items can now be customized in the configuration
file:
style:
marked:
text-color: white …

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