A ncdu-like TUI application for ZFS with snapshot management. Navigate your ZFS pools, datasets, and volumes in a tree view, and manage snapshots interactively.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://gitlab.datazone.de/kidev/zfsdu/-/raw/main/install-binary.sh | sudo bash

Features

Tree View: Hierarchical display of ZFS pools, datasets, and volumes
Expand/Collapse: Navigate the tree structure interactively
Snapshot Management: Mark and delete multiple snapshots at once
Size Visualization: Bar graphs showing relative sizes
Search: Find datasets or snapshots by name
Filter: Filter the view to show only matching items
Bulk Selection: Select/unselect all visible snapshots (like Midnight Commander)
Scrolling: Handle large ZFS hierarchies with scrollbar indicator
MC-Style UI: Classic Midnight Commander look and feel

Screenshot

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Name                                                       Size         │
│─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────│
│ ▾ rpool                                                   500.0G  █████ │
│  ├──▾ ROOT                                                120.0G  ██    │
│  │   ├── pve-1                                             80.0G  █     │
│  │   └──○ @autosnap_2024-01-15                             12.0G        │
│  └──▸ data                                                380.0G  ████  │
│ ▸ tank                                                      2.0T  █████ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 8 items                                                                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 F1 Help  F5 Refr  F8 Del  / Search  f Filter  e Expand  c Collapse

Installation

Binary (recommended)

curl -sSL https://gitlab.datazone.de/kidev/zfsdu/-/raw/main/install-binary.sh | sudo bash

Build from Source

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source ~/.cargo/env

# Clone and build
git clone https://gitlab.datazone.de/kidev/zfsdu.git
cd zfsdu
cargo build --release

# Install
sudo cp target/release/zfsdu /usr/local/bin/

Usage

zfsdu

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Navigation
↑/k, ↓/j	Move up/down
Enter/→/l	Expand/collapse dataset
Home/End	First/last item
PgUp/PgDn	Page up/down
Tree
e	Expand all
c	Collapse all
Selection
Space	Mark/unmark snapshot
+	Select all visible snapshots
-	Unselect all visible snapshots
*	Invert selection
Search & Filter
/	Search (n=next, N=prev)
f	Filter visible items
Esc	Clear filter
Actions
d / F8	Delete marked snapshots (2x to confirm)
r / F5	Refresh
q / F10	Quit
F1	Help

Requirements

Linux with ZFS installed
Terminal with UTF-8 support
Root privileges (for snapshot deletion)

License

CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License) - same as OpenZFS.

See LICENSE for details.