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dust:tldr:9b85b
The command "dust --ignore-directory ${file_or_directory_name}" is likely referring to the use of the "dust" command-line tool. This command is used to scan a directory or file and provide a visual representation of the disk space occupied by the files and directories within it. It is a helpful tool for visualizing the disk usage and identifying the largest files or directories taking up space. The "--ignore-directory" flag is used to exclude a specific directory or file from the scan. In this command, the placeholder "${file_or_directory_name}" should be replaced with the name of the directory or file you want to ignore. For example, if you want to scan the entire "Documents" directory but ignore a subdirectory called "Private", you would execute: dust --ignore-directory Documents/Private This command will exclude the "Private" directory from the disk space calculation and provide a visualization of the remaining files and directories within the "Documents" directory.