lsv is a modern alternative to ls in the spirit of exa, eza, lsd, pls, natls, ls-go and others.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Single binary with no external dependencies.
- Color output based on LS_COLORS.
- Table format (long format).
- Column Headers (long format).
- Blocked output (long format).
- Icons.
- Checksum (md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha512, blake2b).
- Friendly file sizes and dates.
- Nearly as fast as ls.
- Robust recursion. Try
lsv -R /. - Options similar to ls.
- Usual other ls features.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/mike-ward/lsv
Support:
Developer: Mike Ward
License: MIT License

Related Software
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|---|---|---|
| eza | Rust | MIT License |
| exa | Rust | MIT License |
| lsd | Rust | Apache License 2.0 |
| colorls | Ruby | MIT License |
| ls++ | Perl | Perl/artistic license |
| ls-go | Go | MIT License |
| k | Shell | MIT License |
| Natls | Rust | MIT License |
| g | Go | MIT License |
| logo-ls | Go | MIT License |
| lsv | Vlang | MIT License |
| facad | C | MIT License |
| lsr | Zig | MIT License |
| lv | C++ | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| lsx | Rust | GNU General Public License v3.0 |
| lla | Rust | MIT License |
| xls | Rust | MIT License |
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