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6 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. Here’s our recommended replacements.

lsd is billed as the next gen ls command. It’s free and open source software. Here’s our review of the program.

colorls is a Ruby script that enhances ls with color and font-awesome icons. colorls is free and open source software.

exa is a replacement for the venerable ls command. exa sports more features and arguably better defaults than ls.