Find large directories and files on Debian or Ubuntu with ncdu

Time to stop using the find command to search for large directories or files on your servers. There's a neat disk usage analyser tool called ncdu that you should definitely give a try!

Install ncdu using apt-get on Debian or Ubuntu:

apt-get install ncdu

To search for large directories or files starting from root, use:

ncdu /

Use your arrow keys to navigate and press d to delete a directory or folder. Handy right?!