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exa — A modern replacement for `ls` (List directory contents). More information: <https://github.com/ogham

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Problem

How to use the exa command: A modern replacement for ls (List directory contents). More information: <https://github.com/ogham/exa#command-line-options>.

Solution

exa — A modern replacement for ls (List directory contents). More information: <https://github.com/ogham/exa#command-line-options>.

List files one per line:

exa {{[-1|--oneline]}}

List all files, including hidden files:

exa {{[-a|--all]}}

Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files:

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-a|--all]}}

List files with the largest at the top:

exa {{[-r|--reverse]}} {{[-s|--sort]}} {{size}}

Display a tree of files, three levels deep:

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-T|--tree]}} {{[-L|--level]}} {{3}}

List files sorted by modification date (oldest first):

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-s|--sort]}} {{modified}}

List files with their headers, icons, and Git statuses:

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-h|--header]}} --icons --git

Don't list files mentioned in .gitignore:

exa --git-ignore

Code Snippets

List files one per line

exa {{[-1|--oneline]}}

List all files, including hidden files

exa {{[-a|--all]}}

Long format list (permissions, ownership, size, and modification date) of all files

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-a|--all]}}

List files with the largest at the top

exa {{[-r|--reverse]}} {{[-s|--sort]}} {{size}}

Display a tree of files, three levels deep

exa {{[-l|--long]}} {{[-T|--tree]}} {{[-L|--level]}} {{3}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/exa

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