ntfs-du: find large files on NTFS partitions on Windows#560
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What does this PR do?
Add
ntfs-du, a Windows only built-in that can quickly find large files to provide narrow down where to free up disk space.Add
platformBuiltins(), registers platform specific built-ins and keeps the commands out of the help list on other platforms.Motivation
https://datadoghq.atlassian.net/browse/WINA-2573
A Windows-only complement to the
dubuilt-in, which is too slow on Windows to scan an entire drive.ntfs-dureads the NTFS MFT directly which can process a terabyte drive in seconds.trade-offs:
Testing
Includes unit tests, pentests, and fuzz tests for the NTFS MFT parser.
Includes integration tests, not run by default because they require Administrator privileges and a NTFS partition, host-based E2E tests will be needed.
Does NOT include scenario tests, because those are currently run on all platforms and this is Windows only, and the command has additional requirements: Administrator privileges and a NTFS partition
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