---
name: "filelight"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "filelight"
version: "1.9~rc3-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/filelight"
---

# filelight(1)

graphically display disk usage

## NAME

filelight - graphically display disk usage

## SYNOPSIS

**filelight** \[ *path* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**filelight** allows you to understand exactly where your disk space is being used by graphically representing your file system as a set of concentric segmented rings, where each segment subtends an angle proportional to the disk space occupied by that file or directory.

You can specify a directory to scan on startup at the command line eg:

```
  filelight /home/mxcl
```

Starting at the root requires a scan of the entire directory tree, which may take a while.

**filelight** is available in Konqueror under **View \| View Mode \| RadialMap View**.

## RUN-TIME COMMANDS

- **Hover over segments**

  to find out more about the region of the file system it represents.

- **Click on directories**

  to see them in more detail (recenter the display on that directory).

- **Click on files**

  to launch in the appropriate viewer (as configured in Konqueror).

- **Middle click**

  to open files/directories with Konqueror.

- **Right click on the center white circle**

  to manipulate the directory the view is centered about.

- **Enlarge the window**

  for more detail - small files are hidden at smaller window sizes.

## SEE ALSO

[**du**(1)](/du/1.md), [**df**(1)](/df/1.md), **fsviewer**(1), [**gdmap**(1)](/gdmap/1.md), **philesight**(1), **xcruiser**(1). [**xdiskusage**(1)](/xdiskusage/1.md).\

## BUGS

Please report any bugs using the built-in bug reporter under  the "help" menu, or to either filelight@methylblue.com or the forums at http://www.methylblue.com/filelight/.

## AUTHOR

**filelight** was written by Max Howell (max.howell@methylblue.com).

This manual page was written by J. R. Van Zandt, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).