# ogham/exa

A modern replacement for ‘ls’.

Repository: https://github.com/ogham/exa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/exa
Homepage: https://the.exa.website/
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, ls, command-line, files
Last push: 2024-09-24T15:18:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4486, "days_push": 708, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 24443, forks 655 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:37.115276+00:00)

## What it is
exa is a modern replacement for the Unix `ls` command, written in Rust as a single fast binary. It adds colors, icons, tree views, Git integration, and better defaults to directory listing.

## Use cases
- list files with colors and icons in the terminal
- show directory trees from the command line
- view file metadata including Git status and extended attributes
- replace ls with better defaults
- filter and sort directory listings with glob patterns

## When to choose
- you want a featureful, colorful ls replacement on Unix/Linux or macOS
- you need Git-aware file listings or tree views in the terminal

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained tool - use the eza fork instead
- you need Windows-native support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: bsd, cli, rust
- tags: ls-replacement, terminal, file-listing, rust, eza-fork, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ogham/exa (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:37.115276+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:56:13.626209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ogham/exa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:37.115276+00:00, sha 0785a17cf05b)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/exa (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:40.172949+00:00, sha 6f4b98b7390a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.