eza-community/eza

Health v2 · maintenance only

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23051 stars · 510 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for the classic Unix `ls` file-listing command, written in Rust and shipped as a single fast binary. It adds colors, icons, Git status, symlink and extended-attribute awareness, hyperlinks, and better defaults to directory listing.

Use cases

• list files with colors and icons in the terminal
• show git status alongside directory listings
• replace ls with better defaults
• view file metadata, extended attributes, and SELinux contexts
• list directories with human-readable relative dates
• browse files with hyperlinks in modern terminals

When to choose

• you want a featureful, actively maintained alternative to ls
• you need Git-aware or metadata-rich file listings in the shell
• you want a single fast binary available on Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSDs

When to avoid

• you need strict POSIX ls behavior or scripts that depend on exact ls output
• your environment cannot install new binaries or lacks a Nerd Font for icons

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli file-system developer-tools files windows bsd cli cross-platform ls-replacement terminal icons colors git-status rust nerd-fonts command-line linux macos

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