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spat

spat (from Latin spatium — space/distance) checks disk and directory storage usage. It serves as the native Vesper Linux replacement for both GNU df and du.

When invoked via the df symlink, it defaults to filesystem disk usage mode (-f). When invoked via du, it measures file and directory disk consumption.

Usage

spat [-h] [-f] [MOUNTPOINT]
spat [-h] PATH...
df [-h] [MOUNTPOINT]
du [-h] PATH...

Flags

  • -h — print sizes in human-readable format (e.g., 1K, 234M, 2G).
  • -f — filesystem status mode (reports overall mount point capacity, usage, and available percentages).

Examples

Check filesystem storage usage on root:

spat -f /

Check filesystem storage in human-readable format via df symlink:

df -h

Calculate directory size:

spat /var/log

Calculate size of a file or folder with human-readable output via du:

du -h src/