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g

a powerful ls

g is a ls alternative with features:

1. display items with type-specific icons and colors that are easy to be customized
2. display in various layouts ( grid/across/byline/zero/comma/table/html/json/markdown/tree )
3. user-friendly options with many aliases
4. check file git-status when listing entries
5. highly customizable sort option
6. cross-platform ( Linux/Windows/MacOS )
7. option to fuzzy match the path like zoxide with fzf algorithm

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Install

From source

go version required >= 1.20

go install -ldflags="-s -w"  github.com/Equationzhao/g@latest

or Clone this repo

git clone github.com/Equationzhao/g
cd g
go build -ldflags="-s -w" # use -s -w to shrink size
# then add the executable file to your `PATH`

Via package manager

user can install g from AUR

yay -S g-ls

homebrew:

brew tap equationzhao/core git@github.com:Equationzhao/homebrew-g.git

brew install g-ls

Pre-built executable

just download from release page, extract the gzip and add the executable file to your PATH

Usage

g path(s)

with icon

g -icons

with mod(default) time

g -time    

with access/create/mod time

g -time -time-type=access
g -time -ac/cr/mod

with fileperm

g -permission 
g -octal-perm # show octal permission like 0777

with owner/group

g -owner 
g -group 

with size

g -size 
g -size -recusive-size # show size of dir recursively

show all files, including hidden files

g -sh 
g -a  

show dir only

g -dir 

list by line

g -1           
g -oneline     
g -single-column 

show file only with target ext

g -ext=<target ext(s)> 
# eg:
# g -ext=go,md

recurse into directories

g -R     
g -recurse 

limit depth in tree/recurse (default: no limit)

g -R -depth=<level> 

fuzzy search

g -f   
g -fuzzy 
# eg: g -f in
# /mnt/e/Project/gverything/index
# pathindex.go

disable index update

g -di            
g -no-update   
g -disable-index 

disable color

g -no-color  
g -colorless 

set color

g -color=always 
g -color=auto    # default
g -color=never   
g -color=16/basic       # 16-color
g -color=256/8bit       # 256-color
g -color=16m/24bit/true-color   # 24-bit

show checksum (md5,sha1,sha224,sha256,sha384,sha512,crc32)

g -cs -ca=sha256 

show git status

g -git     
g -git-status

output in table

g -tb

list in tree

g -tree

output in markdown, and render with glow (colors are not supported in markdown )

g -md | glow 

...

Shell scripts

generate shell scripts

g -init bash/zsh/fish/pwsh

bash

# add the following command to .bashrc
eval "$(g --init bash)"
# then `source ~/.bashrc`

zsh

# add the following command to .zshrc
eval "$(g --init zsh)"
# then `source ~/.zshrc`

fish

#  add to fish config:
g --init fish | source
#  then `source ~/.config/fish/config.fish`

powershell

# add the following line to your profile
Invoke-Expression (& { (g --init powershell | Out-String) })

use command echo $profile to find your profile path

nushell

# add the following to your $nu.env-path
^g --init nushell | save -f ~/.g.nu
# then add the following to your $nu.config-path
source ~/.g.nu

# if you want to replace nushell's g command with g
# add the following definition and alias to your $nu.config-path
#
# def nug [arg?] {
#     if ($arg == null) {
#         g $arg
#     } else {
#         g
#     }
# }
# alias g = ^g

More options

g.md

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