---
name: "diskus"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "diskus"
version: "0.9.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/diskus"
---

# diskus(1)

Compute disk usage for the given filesystem entries

## NAME

diskus - Compute disk usage for the given filesystem entries

## SYNOPSIS

**diskus** \[OPTIONS\] \[path...\]

## OPTIONS

- **-j**, **--threads** \<N\>

  Set the number of threads (default: 3 x num cores)

- **--size-format** \<type\>

  Output format for file sizes (decimal: MB, binary: MiB) \[default: decimal\] \[possible values: decimal, binary\]

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Do not hide filesystem errors

- **-b**, **--apparent-size**

  Compute apparent size instead of disk usage

- **-h**, **--help**

  Prints help information

- **-V**, **--version**

  Prints version information

## ARGUMENTS

- \<path\>...

  List of filesystem paths