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exa

Modern replacement for ls with colors and additional views (unmaintained)

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File Management linuxmacos Rust MIT

Description

exa is a replacement for ls written in Rust, with colors and several additional views including tree view, git status, and extended attributes. Note: exa is currently unmaintained. See eza for a maintained fork.

AI Summary

Modern ls replacement with colors, git integration, and tree view (unmaintained, use eza)

Capabilities

  • + List files with colors and icons
  • + Show git status for files
  • + Display tree view of directories
  • + Show extended file attributes

Use When

  • → You want a modern ls replacement (but prefer eza, the maintained fork)

Avoid When

  • x This project is unmaintained - use eza instead
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