Eza: A modern, maintained replacement for ls

Post by fastasucan » Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 4:00 PM UTC

networked wrote: post #22

alabhyajindal wrote: post #3

My ls usage went down 100% after I switched to fish shell. The built in Alt + l command lists the directory contents. Very helpful! And also results in a cleaner shell history.

Nice tip. What got rid of most of my use of `ls` in fish was running `ls` automatically when you changed directories: function ls_on_cd --on-variable PWD ls end

Post by atiedebee » Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 9:17 PM UTC

betaby wrote: post #235

Why `ls` replacement needs kerberos and ssh? ldd /usr/bin/eza linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007f5238f5e000) libgit2.so.1.7 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgit2.so.1.7 (0x00007f5238cfd000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f5238cd0000) libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f5238bee000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f5238a09000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linu…

Post by xk3 » Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 3:06 PM UTC

ktm5j wrote: post #44

networked wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice tip. What got rid of most of my use of `ls` in fish was running `ls` automatically when you changed directories: function ls_on_cd --on-variable PWD ls end

Oh cool idea! But gosh I think I would hate that.. I typically know what files are in directories that I'm working in, and usually care more about the output of previous commands I've run. I feel like this would teach me to never change directories

Post by 000ooo000 » Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 12:46 PM UTC

jmholla wrote: post #110

000ooo000 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bash users: FYI you can bind shortcuts like this, too. I have my right hand home row keys bound to __bash_ctrl_n() (for e.g.), and various tools in my dotfiles override these functions (git, if installed, sets up __bash_ctrl_e() to run git status and git log).

Neat. Can you share the source of any of the functions you've bound to some of your keys?

    bash_functions=(
      "__bash_ctrl_n"
      "__bash_ctrl_e"
      "__bash_ctrl_o"
      "__bash_ctrl_k"
    )
    
    for bash_function in "${bash_functions[@]}"
    do
      if ! type -t "$bash_function" 1> /dev/null
      then
        eval "$bash_function() { echo \"$bash_function(): This function should be overridden/aliased\"; }"
      fi
    done

    bind '"\C-n": "\C-u __bash_ctrl_n\C-j"'
    bind '"\C-e": "\C-u __bash_ctrl_e\C-j"'
    bind '"\C-o": "\C-u __bash_ctrl_o\C-j"'
    bind '"\C-k": "\C-u __bash_ctrl_k\C-j"'

    __bash_ctrl_n() { git status; git log ..; }

    bind '"\e\C-y": "\C-usudo !! \C-j"'

Post by burntsushi » Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 3:20 PM UTC

godelski wrote: post #238

sandreas wrote: post #149

There is also 'lsd' but I still prefer eza. For everyone interested there is a lot of modern command line tools I nowadays prefer over the old stuff: bat - cat with highlight difftastic - better diff gdu - ncdu for ssds (disk space analyser) zoxide - modern cd fd - find alternative rg - ripgrep (grep) fzf - fuzzy finder jless - json viewer with mouse folding dra - download and install release assets lazygit - git TUI…

> fd - find alternative > rg - ripgrep (grep) NOTE OF WARNING: BY DEFAULT these ignores anything included in your `.gitignore` folder. So if you think it is a straight find replacement, you'll likely be surprised. fd discussion here[0] Just make sure that when recommending people these tools that this is clear because if they don't read the docs (lol who does) they'll miss this part. This is a pet peeve of mine. I wi…