# eza-community/eza

A modern alternative to ls

Repository: https://github.com/eza-community/eza
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eza
Homepage: https://eza.rocks
Language: Rust
License: EUPL-1.2
License Family: copyleft
Topics: color, command-line, files, icons, ls, nerd-fonts, rust, terminal, tools, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-06T19:53:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 92, longevity 80
- inputs: {"age_days": 1132, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": 55, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 43}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 23051, forks 510 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:34.368488+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: ls-replacement, terminal, icons, colors, git-status, rust, nerd-fonts, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- eza-community/eza (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.368488+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 2026-08-29T16:56:48.798054+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/eza-community/eza (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.368488+00:00, sha 06ec1ad9f240)
  - homepage: https://eza.rocks (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:46.046633+00:00, sha 2095fa7c1c78)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/eza (fetched 2026-08-29T07:54:46.055873+00:00, sha ca501299930e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.