Things worth writing down.
We build and run our own software, so most of these come out of a problem we hit first. Linux tooling, game development, self-hosted infrastructure. No fluff, no listicles.
How to find what is using disk space on Linux
Your drive is full and you need to know why. How to find the space with commands and graphical tools, plus the two cases where the numbers lie to you.
Filelight vs baobab vs ncdu vs Storage Sifter
An honest comparison of the main Linux disk-usage tools, including where ours is the wrong choice. What each one tells you, and which to install.
SpaceSniffer for Linux: the closest alternatives
SpaceSniffer is Windows-only. These are the Linux tools that give you the same instant treemap of what is eating your drive, and how they differ.
WinDirStat on Linux: the native alternatives
WinDirStat does not run properly on Linux, and it does not need to. Here are the native treemap tools that do the same job, and which one to pick.