cool-ls

cool-ls is a simple console utility designed to display a list of files. Upon installation, it adds the l command to the system, which shows a list of files and directories with sizes in a tree-like view, and provides the ability to search using regular expressions.

Features

• List files and directories within a specified path.
• Convenient replacements for common ls options.
• Filter files by regular expressions or search strings.
• Display directory sizes, subdirectories, and file trees.
• Customizable tree depth.
• Easy-to-use command-line interface.

Installation

To install the cool-ls, you can use NPM. Open your terminal or command prompt and run:

npm install -g cool-ls

Examples

List

l /

Tree

l --exclude 'node_modules|.git|dist' --tree --depth 2 --size

Search

l --find .ts --exclude .d.ts

l --reg '\.ts'

Tree search

l --find .ts --exclude .d.ts --tree

Absolute paths

l /etc --abs --reg 'net' --tree

Usage

You can use the l command followed by various options and a directory path to utilize the utility. Here are some examples:

Usage: l [options] [path]

A user-friendly alternative for the standard "ls" command.

Arguments:
  path                    Directory path

Options:
  -V, --version           output the version number
  -s, --size              Display directory sizes (default: false)
  -r, --reg [string]      Filter filenames using a regular expression
  -t, --tree              Display subdirectories and files in a tree structure (default: false)
  -f, --find [string]     Search for files using a search string
  -p, --plain             Displays files in a flat list, showing the full relative path (default: false)
  -d, --depth [number]    Limit the depth of the displayed tree
  -e, --exclude [string]  Exclude files matching the given regular expression
  -a, --abs               Show absolute paths
  -h, --help              display help for command