Linux Disk Space Analyzer

The Linux Disk Space Analyzer is a command-line utility written in Python that allows you to analyze and visualize disk space usage within a specified directory. With this tool, you can identify the largest directories and files that are consuming disk space, helping you to manage your data effectively.

Features

• Analyze disk space usage for a specified directory.
• Display the top N largest items (directories and files) based on size.
• User-friendly output with human-readable sizes.

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ArijSaaleh/linux-disk-space-analyzer.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd linux-disk-space-analyzer

3. Run the script:

   python diskspace_analyzer.py /path/to/directory --limit N
   

Replace /path/to/directory with the directory you want to analyze and N with the number of largest items to display.

Usage

usage: diskspace_analyzer.py [-h] [--limit LIMIT] directory

Analyze disk space usage.

positional arguments:
directory        The directory to analyze

optional arguments:
-h, --help       show this help message and exit
--limit LIMIT    Limit the number of results (default: 10)

Examples

Analyze disk space usage in the /home/user directory and display the top 5 largest items:

python diskspace_analyzer.py /home/user --limit 5

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.