---
name: "cpigs"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cruft-ng"
version: "0.9.71"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpigs"
---

# cpigs(8)

Show which installed packages occupy the most variable space

## NAME

cpigs - Show which installed packages occupy the most variable space

## SYNOPSIS

**cpigs** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**cpigs** sorts the installed packages by size from the *cruft-ng* database and outputs the largest ones. Per default dpigs displays the largest 10 packages. You can change this value by using the **-n** option (see OPTIONS).

## OPTIONS

- **\[-n\]** *N*

  Display the N largest packages on the system (default 10).

- **-c**

  Export in a plain .csv format, only the volatile files.

- **-C**

  Export the whole system statuc in same .csv format, also include static files managed by **dpkg**.

- **-e**

  Export in the JSON format expected by "ncdu".

## AUTHOR

Alexandre Detiste \<alexandre.detiste@gmail.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2022 Alexandre Detiste \<alexandre.detiste@gmail.com\>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

On Debian systems, a copy of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2*.

## SEE ALSO

[**dpigs**(1)](/dpigs/1.md), [**cruft**(8)](/cruft/8.md), [**ncdu**(1)](/ncdu/1.md)