diff --git a/go/eggscli/eggscli.go b/go/eggscli/eggscli.go
index 35182ddb..c08ec434 100644
--- a/go/eggscli/eggscli.go
+++ b/go/eggscli/eggscli.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func outputFullFileSizes(log *lib.Logger, client *lib.Client) {
 	err := lib.Parwalk(
 		log,
 		client,
+		"/",
 		func(parent msgs.InodeId, id msgs.InodeId, path string) error {
 			if id.Type() == msgs.DIRECTORY {
 				if atomic.AddUint64(&examinedDirs, 1)%1000000 == 0 {
@@ -146,6 +147,26 @@ func outputBriefFileSizes(log *lib.Logger, client *lib.Client) {
 	}
 }
 
+func formatSize(bytes uint64) string {
+	bytesf := float64(bytes)
+	if bytes == 0 {
+		return "0"
+	}
+	if bytes < 1e6 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fKB", bytesf/1e3)
+	}
+	if bytes < 1e9 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fMB", bytesf/1e6)
+	}
+	if bytes < 1e12 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fGB", bytesf/1e9)
+	}
+	if bytes < 1e15 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fTB", bytesf/1e12)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.2fPB", bytesf/1e15)
+}
+
 func main() {
 	flag.Usage = usage
 	shuckleAddress := flag.String("shuckle", lib.DEFAULT_SHUCKLE_ADDRESS, "Shuckle address (host:port).")
@@ -697,6 +718,7 @@ func main() {
 			err := lib.Parwalk(
 				log,
 				client,
+				"/",
 				func(parent, id msgs.InodeId, path string) error {
 					if id.Type() == msgs.DIRECTORY {
 						return nil
@@ -748,7 +770,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	countFilesCmd := flag.NewFlagSet("count-files", flag.ExitOnError)
-	// countFilesTransient := countFilesCmd.Bool("transient", false, "")
 	countFilesRun := func() {
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		ch := make(chan any)
@@ -793,6 +814,43 @@ func main() {
 		run:   countFilesRun,
 	}
 
+	duCmd := flag.NewFlagSet("du", flag.ExitOnError)
+	duDir := duCmd.String("path", "/", "")
+	duRun := func() {
+		var numFiles uint64
+		var numDirectories uint64
+		var totalSize uint64
+		startedAt := time.Now()
+		err := lib.Parwalk(
+			log,
+			client,
+			*duDir,
+			func(parent, id msgs.InodeId, path string) error {
+				if id.Type() == msgs.DIRECTORY {
+					atomic.AddUint64(&numDirectories, 1)
+					return nil
+				}
+				resp := msgs.StatFileResp{}
+				if err := client.ShardRequest(log, id.Shard(), &msgs.StatFileReq{Id: id}, &resp); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				atomic.AddUint64(&totalSize, resp.Size)
+				if atomic.AddUint64(&numFiles, 1)%uint64(1_000_000) == 0 {
+					log.Info("went through %v files (%v, %0.2f files/s), %v directories", numFiles, formatSize(totalSize), float64(numFiles)/float64(time.Since(startedAt).Seconds()), numDirectories)
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		log.Info("total size: %v (%v bytes), in %v files and %v directories", formatSize(totalSize), totalSize, numFiles, numDirectories)
+	}
+	commands["du"] = commandSpec{
+		flags: duCmd,
+		run:   duRun,
+	}
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if flag.NArg() < 1 {
diff --git a/go/lib/client.go b/go/lib/client.go
index ba6bd0bb..450b4658 100644
--- a/go/lib/client.go
+++ b/go/lib/client.go
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func (cm *clientMetadata) init(log *Logger) error {
 			read, _, err := cm.sock.ReadFrom(respBuf)
 			if err != nil {
 				if cm.sockClosed {
-					log.Debug("got error while reading from metadata socket when winded down: %v", err)
+					log.Debug("got error while reading from metadata socket when wound down: %v", err)
 				} else {
 					log.RaiseAlert("got error while reading from metadata socket: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -783,10 +783,11 @@ TraverseDirectories:
 	return inheritedFrom, nil
 }
 
-func (client *Client) ResolvePath(log *Logger, path string) (msgs.InodeId, error) {
+func (client *Client) ResolvePathWithParent(log *Logger, path string) (msgs.InodeId, msgs.InodeId, error) {
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
-		return msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, fmt.Errorf("expected absolute path, got '%v'", path)
+		return msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, fmt.Errorf("expected absolute path, got '%v'", path)
 	}
+	parent := msgs.NULL_INODE_ID
 	id := msgs.ROOT_DIR_INODE_ID
 	for _, segment := range strings.Split(filepath.Clean(path), "/")[1:] {
 		if segment == "" {
@@ -794,11 +795,17 @@ func (client *Client) ResolvePath(log *Logger, path string) (msgs.InodeId, error
 		}
 		resp := msgs.LookupResp{}
 		if err := client.ShardRequest(log, id.Shard(), &msgs.LookupReq{DirId: id, Name: segment}, &resp); err != nil {
-			return msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, err
+			return msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, err
 		}
+		parent = id
 		id = resp.TargetId
 	}
-	return id, nil
+	return id, parent, nil
+}
+
+func (client *Client) ResolvePath(log *Logger, path string) (msgs.InodeId, error) {
+	id, _, err := client.ResolvePathWithParent(log, path)
+	return id, err
 }
 
 type WriteBlockFuture struct {
diff --git a/go/lib/parwalk.go b/go/lib/parwalk.go
index 982c4dd6..b6e5877b 100644
--- a/go/lib/parwalk.go
+++ b/go/lib/parwalk.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func (env *parwalkEnv) visit(
 	id msgs.InodeId,
 	path string,
 ) error {
+	log.Debug("visiting %q, %v", path, id)
 	if err := env.callback(parent, id, path); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -43,17 +44,6 @@ func (env *parwalkEnv) visit(
 			path: path,
 		}
 		env.chans[id.Shard()] <- req
-		/*
-			for {
-				select {
-				case env.chans[id.Shard()] <- req:
-					goto Sent
-				default:
-					log.Info("could not send message to shard %v, will retry", id.Shard())
-					time.Sleep(time.Second)
-				}
-			}
-		*/
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -94,6 +84,7 @@ func (env *parwalkEnv) process(
 func Parwalk(
 	log *Logger,
 	client *Client,
+	root string,
 	callback func(parent msgs.InodeId, id msgs.InodeId, path string) error,
 ) error {
 	// compute
@@ -124,7 +115,11 @@ func Parwalk(
 			}
 		}()
 	}
-	if err := env.visit(log, msgs.NULL_INODE_ID, msgs.ROOT_DIR_INODE_ID, ""); err != nil {
+	rootId, parentId, err := client.ResolvePathWithParent(log, root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := env.visit(log, parentId, rootId, root); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	env.wg.Wait()