# mgunyho/tere

Terminal file explorer

Repository: https://github.com/mgunyho/tere
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tere
Language: Rust
License: EUPL-1.2
License Family: copyleft
Topics: tui, file-explorer, rust, terminal
Last push: 2026-03-09T09:38:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 71, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2143, "days_push": 177, "days_rel": 717, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1801, forks 38 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:38.010571+00:00)

## What it is
tere is a minimal terminal file explorer written in Rust that provides a TUI for quickly navigating to a folder. On exit it prints the chosen folder path, which your shell can cd to, making it a fast alternative to typing cd and ls.

## Use cases
- navigate folders in the terminal faster than cd and ls
- jump to a deeply nested directory with few keystrokes
- browse the filesystem with type-ahead search in a TUI
- integrate a folder picker into shell workflows via a shell function
- quickly change directories from bash, zsh, fish, nushell, or PowerShell

## When to choose
- you mostly navigate directories in the terminal and want speed and minimalism
- you want a lightweight TUI folder navigator rather than a full file manager
- you want a fast, cross-platform tool written in Rust

## When to avoid
- you need to create, rename, move, or delete files and folders
- you want a full-featured file manager with previews and file operations
- you need a GUI file browser

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, file-system, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: tui, file-explorer, rust, directory-navigation, cd-alternative, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mgunyho/tere (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.010571+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 2026-08-30T03:22:13.457007+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mgunyho/tere (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:38.010571+00:00, sha e048f6d4d9e1)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/tere (fetched 2026-08-29T11:00:55.862195+00:00, sha 412a197a0327)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.