supercrabtree/k

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1804 stars · 125 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

k is a zsh plugin that replaces the default directory listing with a more readable, colorful output. It adds git status information for files and directories, human-readable file sizes with color grading, and dates that fade with age.

Use cases

• list directories in zsh with git status shown per file
• see which files in a repo are modified or untracked at a glance
• colorize file sizes to spot large files quickly
• make ls output more readable with colors and rotting dates
• replace ls with a git-aware directory listing

When to choose

• you use zsh and want a richer, git-aware alternative to ls
• you frequently check git status of files while browsing directories
• you want color-coded file sizes and ages in your terminal

When to avoid

• you use bash or another shell instead of zsh
• you need a maintained tool with active development and a license
• you prefer plain ls output or use exa/eza already

Facets

plugin · maturity maintenance

developer-tools cli developer-tools version-control cli zsh-plugin directory-listing git-status shell command-line macos linux

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