mls

maanoo's ls

Faster than ls in long listing format and faster than tree in tree mode.

Usage

Options

       -a     Do not ignore hidden files
       -m     Mix the directories with the other files while sorting
       -d     Ignore all files except directories

   List options
       -s     Reduce listed info, can be repeated 2 times

   Tree options
       -t     Tree recursive directory listing
       -c     Collapse tree single leafs, can be repeated 2 times

   Sort options
       -U     Unsorted
       -T     Sort by modification time (default)
       -N     Sort by the file name
       -X     Sort by extension
       -S     Sort by file size
       -r     Reverse the sort order, can be repeated

EXIT STATUS
       0      Successful program execution.
       1      Usage, syntax or configuration file error.
       2      Operational error.

Binding

Optional bind it to a keyboard shortcut, eg. Alt-l, by adding the following lines to your shell rc, eg. ~/.bashrc:

# Alt-l -> mls -a
bind '"\el":"mls -a\n"'

Install

git clone https://github.com/MaanooAk/mls
cd mls
make
sudo make install

Arch Linux: AUR package.