ls
is arguably one of the most important Unix commands, listing information about files and directories.
The Problem
I use cmd
on Windows, and personally do not like the dir
command. I often work on Linux servers, making me constantly switch between the two commands which is not preferable.
The Idea
Why not create a cross-platform, better ls
command, one specifically designed for programmers with helpful built-in features? So, I did!
The Plan
Build an awesome replacement for the ls
command with a bunch of helpful tools for developers.
Here where some of my ideas:
- Show git information without having to run it
- Clean up old projects to save space
- See useful information without having to open any files
The Solutuion - Introducing, lsfp! ๐ฅณ
Cross-platform alternative to ls, specifically designed for programmers.
Created with ๐ by developers, for developers
Open source (MIT license), with contributions welcome and very appreciated ๐ค
Features
- โ License detection ๐
- โ Colored output based on file extension ๐จ
- โ Collapsed build directories so they don't take up unwanted vertical space โ
- Git integration ๐คฏ
- โ File modified indication
- File added indication
- File moved indication
- Directory indicator for contents
- Use the
.gitignore
file like a smart person
- Project cleanup ๐งผ
- Automatically detect project type (Node, Rust, etc.) and delete build intermediate and build directories.
- Parse
.gitignore
for best results- But keep some files like
.env
- But keep some files like
- โ No external dependencies โจ (this was a mistake)
Development
We currently have two active developers. We'd love to have you contribute!
You can see the currently open issues on GitHub if you'd like a place to start.
lsfp is still in beta, it is not feature complete. We are working hard to get it to a point where we are happy to release v1.0
Huge thanks to Unknown for his help with this project โค