aster

A terminal disk usage analyzer for macOS. Navigate your filesystem, identify large directories, and clean up — all from the terminal.

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Install

Homebrew (recommended)

brew tap mobanhawi/aster
brew install aster

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/mobanhawi/aster
cd aster
go build -o aster .

Usage

./aster <path>
./aster ~/Downloads
./aster /

Keys

Key	Action
j / k or arrows	Move cursor
enter / l	Enter directory
backspace / h	Go back
s	Toggle sort (size / name)
o	Open item in default app
r	Show item's location in Finder
d	Move to Trash (with confirm)
g / G	Jump to top / bottom
q	Quit

Note: o (Open) launches the item itself. r (Reveal) opens the folder containing the item and highlights it.

Requirements

• macOS
• Go 1.21+