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Re:Show HN: Dut, a fast Linux disk usage calculator by beepbooptheory on Thursday July 11, 2024 @12:41PM (#40938392) 

  du[t] > .disk-usage-"`date +"%d-%m-%Y"`"
And then use diff later?
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Re:Show HN: Dut, a fast Linux disk usage calculator by inbetween on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:16PM (#40940228)
Almost all of them will have some difference. What is needed is to parse the previous state, calculate the difference in size, and show only the "significant" difference.
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