tree
brew install tree
v2.3.2
GPL-2.0-or-later
Display directory hierarchies in tree format with color and HTML output options.
Why you might care
Visualize nested folder structures in a human-friendly format; faster and cleaner than recursive `ls` for exploring unfamiliar directories. Supports filtering by depth, file patterns, and custom output formats (ASCII, color, HTML). Small, stable C utility with minimal dependencies.
23.7k
30-day installs · #214
97.7k
90-day · #184
400.8k
365-day · #175
Links
- https://oldmanprogrammer.net/source.php?dir=projects/tree
- Brew formula source: Formula/t/tree.rb
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