Projects sharing features with Lsd

Broot is an interactive terminal file manager designed for navigating, searching, and manipulating complex file system hierarchies. It provides a visual tree-based interface that allows users to explore disk contents, manage file operations, and execute shell commands directly within the command line environment. The tool distinguishes itself through real-time fuzzy searching and recursive tree traversal, which filter directory structures as you type to maintain a clear, relevant view of the file system. It integrates version control status directly into the navigation view, displaying branch

lsd is a directory listing tool and directory tree visualizer designed as a modern replacement for the standard Unix ls command. It provides a command line interface for listing directory contents and visualizing hierarchical folder structures with enhanced visual formatting. The utility distinguishes itself through customizable themes, allowing users to modify the output appearance by mapping specific colors and icons to file names, types, or extensions. It uses extension-based icon mapping to provide visual file type identification via specific glyphs. The tool covers functional domains in

This project is a suite of basic command line utilities rewritten in Rust, providing a cross-platform implementation of POSIX shell utilities. It serves as a portable CLI toolset designed to run across different operating systems and architectures. The implementation includes a WebAssembly shell environment, which allows these essential command line tools to be executed directly within a web browser without requiring a local installation. The toolset covers a broad range of system capabilities, including filesystem operations, text processing and stream editing, and system administration too

GitUI is a terminal-based interface for managing Git repositories, providing an interactive environment for executing version control operations, inspecting commit logs, and navigating file hierarchies. It functions as a keyboard-driven client that allows users to stage changes, manage branches, and review project history directly from the command line. The application distinguishes itself through a focus on interface responsiveness and user-defined workflows. It utilizes background thread offloading and asynchronous data caching to maintain performance during complex operations, while offeri

Ranger is a keyboard-centric console file manager that provides a multi-column, text-based interface for navigating and organizing local file systems. It functions as a productivity tool designed to streamline command-line workflows by allowing users to perform standard file operations, such as copying, moving, and deleting, directly within a terminal environment. The project distinguishes itself through its extensible architecture and deep integration with the host shell. It supports custom plugin development and maintains context between sessions by syncing the working directory upon exit.

lf is a terminal-based file manager and TUI file explorer that provides keyboard-driven navigation for browsing and organizing files and directories. It operates as a shell-integrated tool that synchronizes the current working directory with the calling shell and supports vi-style keybindings for filesystem operations. The project distinguishes itself through its ability to render images directly in the terminal via the SIXEL graphics protocol and its shell-driven execution model, which allows users to extend functionality using external shell scripts and commands. It also implements a server

Skim is a cross-platform interactive fuzzy finder that runs as a terminal application, a Rust library, a Vim and Neovim plugin, and a shell integration tool. It provides real-time filtering and selection from lists of items, supporting keyboard and mouse navigation, live preview panes, and multi-select functionality across Linux, macOS, and Windows. The tool distinguishes itself through a composable query expression tree that supports fuzzy, exact, inverse, prefix, suffix, and logical AND/OR operators, combined with a Smith-Waterman scoring engine that penalizes typos and gaps for natural rel

fff is a terminal-based file manager written in Bash. It provides a text-user interface for navigating and manipulating directories and files using keyboard shortcuts. The project focuses on shell integration, maintaining directory context and allowing users to launch integrated terminal instances centered on the active folder. It includes a file picker mode for selecting items to be passed to external editors and supports integrated image rendering within the terminal. Core capabilities include keyboard-driven filesystem navigation, real-time directory filtering, and bookmarking. The tool s

Gum is a toolkit for building interactive, visually styled command-line interfaces and prompts directly within shell scripts. It functions as a library of modular components that allow developers to enhance terminal workflows by adding structured layouts, formatted text, and user-input widgets to standard command-line operations. The project distinguishes itself by providing a suite of specialized utilities for common shell tasks, such as fuzzy-matched selection menus, interactive file system navigation, and confirmation dialogs. It translates high-level styling and layout instructions into t

dupeguru is a content-based file deduplicator and cross-platform disk cleanup tool. It functions as a local file management utility designed to identify and remove redundant files to recover disk space. The application identifies identical files across a file system by using content hashing and metadata comparison. This allows it to detect duplicates regardless of their filenames or directory locations. The software covers a range of data management capabilities, including directory scanning, content-based data deduplication, and the consolidation of redundant copies into single versions. It

This project serves as a curated directory of resources, tools, and frameworks designed to enhance the functionality and aesthetics of terminal environments. It functions as a comprehensive guide for users seeking to optimize their command-line workflows and personalize their shell experience. The repository provides access to a wide range of utilities for terminal customization, including alternative terminal emulators, color schemes, and visual themes. It also catalogs specialized tools for managing persistent sessions, automating system tasks, and integrating external web services directly

Zellij is a terminal multiplexer and workspace manager designed to organize command-line sessions into persistent, reconfigurable layouts. It functions as a terminal plugin framework, allowing users to extend their environment with modular, event-driven components that interact with the host through a structured message-passing protocol. The project distinguishes itself through a layout-engine-based architecture that decouples visual pane arrangements from process execution, enabling automated and repeatable terminal workflows. It includes integrated support for web-based remote access, facil

Glow is a terminal-based interface designed for browsing, rendering, and navigating markdown documentation. It functions as a command-line reader that allows users to discover and view formatted text files directly within their terminal environment. The tool distinguishes itself by providing a high-performance pager that supports both local file system navigation and remote repository access. It automatically scans directories and version control structures to index documentation, while its remote-aware fetching capabilities enable the retrieval of content from web sources and code repositori

Bashtop is a terminal-based system monitor and resource dashboard for Unix systems, including Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. It provides a text-user interface for tracking real-time hardware performance and managing system processes. The tool functions as a hardware dashboard that visualizes processor, memory, disk, and network usage. It includes process management capabilities that allow users to filter, sort, and terminate active system tasks directly from the command line. Users can customize the visual appearance and behavior of the monitor through integrated menus or local configuration fil

This project is a comprehensive configuration framework for terminal multiplexers, designed to enhance session management, status line aesthetics, and overall command line productivity. It functions as a centralized suite that organizes terminal windows and panes while providing a structured environment for personalizing the command line interface. The framework distinguishes itself through a robust plugin management system that allows users to extend terminal capabilities by integrating third-party packages and external system utilities. It includes a specialized status bar customizer that s

Excelize is a library for reading and writing spreadsheet files in the Office Open XML format. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for programmatically creating, modifying, and analyzing workbooks, worksheets, and cell data, ensuring compatibility across various office software suites through structured XML serialization. The library distinguishes itself with a built-in formula calculation engine that evaluates complex mathematical and logical expressions directly against workbook data. It also features a memory-mapped streaming architecture, which allows for the efficient processing o

Joshuto is a keyboard-driven terminal user interface file manager built with Rust. It functions as a Vim-like file explorer, providing a text-based environment for browsing directories and performing filesystem operations through modal navigation and cursor-based movements. The project distinguishes itself through a side-by-side column view that allows for terminal file previewing, including the rendering of image thumbnails and file contents. It supports a highly customizable workflow where users can define their own keybindings, visual themes, and terminal styles through external configurat

Yazi is a high-performance terminal file manager designed for keyboard-driven navigation and organization of local file systems. Built as an asynchronous application, it utilizes a non-blocking runtime to execute concurrent file operations and interface updates, ensuring the user experience remains responsive even during intensive tasks. The interface is rendered directly into the terminal emulator using escape sequences to maintain minimal memory overhead. The application distinguishes itself through a modular architecture that supports custom functionality via an embedded scripting engine.

Superfile is a cross-platform terminal file manager and TUI file explorer. It provides a keyboard-driven interface for browsing the filesystem and managing local files and folders within a command line environment. The application enables local file system administration and command line workflows by allowing users to navigate directory structures and perform file operations without manual path commands. It is designed as a cross-platform CLI tool to ensure consistent filesystem manipulation across different operating systems.

Superfile is a keyboard-driven file manager designed for terminal environments. It provides a workspace for browsing, organizing, and manipulating local file systems through a multi-pane interface that supports standard file operations, directory navigation, and real-time fuzzy search. The application distinguishes itself through a modular architecture that allows for extensive customization of the user interface, including themes, icon sets, and layout dimensions. Users can define custom keyboard shortcuts, map file extensions to specific applications, and integrate external tools or scripts

This project is a Lua-based file explorer plugin for Neovim that provides a sidebar tree interface for navigating project directories. It functions as a file system node manipulator and a Git-integrated file manager, allowing users to interact with their project structure directly within the editor. The plugin distinguishes itself by integrating version control status into the visual tree, enabling users to track, stage, and unstage files through the explorer interface. It also features a public API that allows external scripts to trigger internal functions and subscribe to system events. Th

TermSCP is a multi-protocol terminal user interface file manager used for browsing and transferring files across SCP, SFTP, FTP, S3, and WebDAV. It functions as a secure remote connection manager and an SSH file transfer client, providing a keyboard-driven environment for remote server administration. The project features a dual-pane filesystem explorer with synchronized navigation to keep local and remote views in lockstep. It integrates an embedded terminal shell for executing local and remote commands without leaving the interface and employs a remote-file edit proxy to allow modifications

WinFile is a dual-pane file manager for Windows designed as a keyboard-driven file explorer. It provides a classical interface for organizing and managing files and directories through a navigation system focused on keyboard shortcuts and partial path jumping. The application functions as a symbolic link manager, enabling the creation of symbolic links, hardlinks, and junctions via drag-and-drop operations using modifier keys. It also serves as a workspace manager that launches external tools, such as elevated shells and text editors, directly within the currently active directory. Additiona

gdu is a command line disk usage analyzer and interactive disk profiler used to scan directories and visualize space consumption across file systems. It functions as a file system management tool that allows for the identification and removal of large files and folders to free up storage. The tool features a cursor-based interface for navigating directory structures and archives. It provides a storage cleanup workflow that enables the deletion of selected items directly from the analysis view, utilizing parallel execution to reduce I/O wait times. The application supports recursive directory

Elvish is a shell that combines interactive command-line use with a structured scripting language, designed to make both everyday terminal work and automation tasks more predictable and readable. It parses, compiles, and executes code in three phases, catching syntax and variable errors before any code runs, and it aborts execution on command failure by default to prevent silent errors. The shell introduces value-oriented pipelines that pass structured data like lists, maps, and closures between commands, preserving types without serialization. It also mixes traditional byte streams with thes

The Command Line Mystery (clmystery) is an interactive terminal-based game that transforms the command line into a detective investigation engine. The entire murder mystery narrative is encoded within the file system's directory structure and plain text files, making standard shell commands the primary gameplay mechanic. Players navigate folders, inspect evidence files, and verify suspect answers through hash-based validation, with no graphical user interface involved. The project teaches core command-line skills through a structured investigation workflow. Players practice directory navigati

This project is a curated reference guide and cheatsheet for common Unix shell commands and keyboard shortcuts used in the macOS terminal. It serves as a command line interface guide and a system administration handbook, providing a collection of essential instructions for Unix-like operating systems. The resource is organized as a markdown knowledge base, utilizing a directory of static files to store technical documentation and command taxonomies. This plain-text structure allows for easy parsing and manual editing of the reference material. The guide covers several functional areas, inclu