zlist is a modern replacement for ls written in Zig.
It provides a colorful directory listing with a compact grid layout, Nerd Font icons, long view, sorting, filtering, recursive traversal, Git status indicators, and summary reports.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Compact grid layout designed for easy scanning.
- Color output and Nerd Font icons for common file types and languages.
- Long view with permissions, owner, size, and timestamps.
- Multiple sort modes including name, length, directories first, mtime, and size.
- Recursive listing with optional depth limits.
- Filters for files, directories, extensions, names, size, and modified time.
- Optional recursive directory size calculation.
- Git status indicators in long view.
- Clean output mode without colors or icons for use in pipes.
- Can be used as a Zig module in other projects.
Website: github.com/here-Leslie-Lau/zlist
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Developer: Leslie Lau
License: MIT License
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