# willdoescode/nat

`ls` alternative with useful info and a splash of color 🎨

Repository: https://github.com/willdoescode/nat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nat
Homepage: https://git.io/natls
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, rust-lang, ls, cli, command-line-tool, open-source, nat, easy-to-use, cargo, zshrc, stargazers, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2021-05-28T07:12:29+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": 2141, "days_push": 1923, "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 1262, forks 29 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:10.283755+00:00)

## What it is
Natls is a colorful `ls` alternative written in Rust that displays file permissions, sizes, modification dates, and ownership. It offers an easy-to-use file search and color-coded output to distinguish file types.

## Use cases
- list files with permissions and sizes in the terminal
- replace ls with a more informative directory listing
- color-code files and folders in shell output
- search for files from the command line
- show file ownership and last modified dates

## When to choose
- you want a prettier, more informative ls on Linux or macOS
- you prefer Rust-based CLI tools installed via cargo, brew, or snap

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows, which is not supported
- you need an actively maintained tool with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: ls-alternative, rust, colorized-output, file-listing, terminal, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- willdoescode/nat (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.283755+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 2026-08-30T05:04:15.475088+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/willdoescode/nat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:10.283755+00:00, sha 3dbf4a7fda99)
  - homepage: https://git.io/natls (fetched 2026-08-29T12:16:29.315202+00:00, sha 70aab8886084)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.