dfc

Display filesystems and their disk usage in human-readable form with colors and graphs

$ dfc

$ dfc -a

$ dfc -c never

$ dfc -t ext

dfc [OPTION]... [FILESYSTEM]...

-a, --all
    Include all filesystems, even pseudo/duplicate ones

-B, --block-size=SIZE
    Use blocks of specified SIZE (e.g., 1K, 1M)

-h, --human-readable
    Print sizes in powers of 1024 (e.g., 1K, 1M, 1G)

-H, --si
    Human-readable with powers of 1000 (SI units)

-i, --inodes
    List inode usage instead of blocks

-l, --local
    Limit to local filesystems only

-t, --type=TYPE
    Limit to filesystems of TYPE (e.g., ext4)

-T, --print-type
    Print filesystem type

--color[=WHEN]
    Colorize output (auto, always, never)

--no-color
    Disable colors

--theme=THEME
    Use specified color THEME (e.g., gruvbox)

--sort=COL
    Sort by column (size, avail, used, mount)

-v, --version
    Show version info

--help
    Display help

dfc (disk free space - colorful) is a versatile command-line utility for displaying disk space usage on Linux, BSD, and other Unix-like systems. Unlike the standard df command, dfc provides color-coded output to highlight filesystem types, mount points, usage percentages, and available space, making it easier to scan at a glance.

It supports human-readable sizes (e.g., GB, TB), inode usage, filtering by filesystem type or location (local/remote), sorting by various columns, and customizable themes. Output can be tailored for terminals with different widths, and it handles large numbers of filesystems efficiently.

dfc reads data from /proc/mounts or /etc/mtab, similar to df, but adds visual enhancements like bar graphs for usage and gradient colors for quick assessment. Ideal for system administrators monitoring storage in scripts or interactively.

Configuration files (~/.dfc, /etc/dfc.conf) allow persistent customizations for colors, order, and header formats.

Not installed by default; requires package like dfc (apt/yum install). May conflict with some terminal emulators on color output. Relies on accurate mount data.

Custom themes and formats in ~/.dfc or /etc/dfc.conf. Example: header_color = cyan
Supports 20+ built-in themes like monokai, solarized.

Bar graphs for usage, gradient colors by load, auto line wrapping. Use --max-line-len=80 for fixed width.

Developed by Ingo Ruhnke starting in 2007 as a colorful df replacement. Actively maintained with themes and modern features added over years; available in major distro repos since ~2010.

df(1), du(1), pydf(1), ncdu(1)