An updated fork of Ncdu reimplements the NCurses Disk Usage tool in Zig (branded NCDU-ZIG) to provide a fast, simple disk-usage analyzer with an ncurses interface that can run in minimal POSIX-like environments. It targets use on remote servers without graphical toolkits while remaining useful on desktops, and marks a clear implementation change from the original C-based ncdu (1.x) to a Zig-based 2.x branch. The project emphasizes finding "space hogs" quickly and portability across FreeBSD, Linux and macOS environments.
The codebase includes source files, build.zig, a Makefile, README, ChangeLog and a manual page (ncdu.1). Build and install options support the Zig build system or straightforward make targets (example: make; sudo make install PREFIX=/usr). Required dependencies are Zig 0.17, ncurses and libzstd. The fork shows active development history (597 commits) and minimal community signals (5 stars, 1 fork) under the rcalixte account, and ships with license files. The description and files make it clear this is a practical reimplementation for environments where a lightweight, terminal-based disk usage inspector is preferred.
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