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  1. facad

    A modern, colorful ls alternative for bringing clarity to the filesystem ☀️

    -a, --analytics display directory analytics

       I've also added emoji-based visual representation of file permissions for improved clarity. You can see these updates in action in the screenshots on the GitHub release page: https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad/releases/tag/v2.1.0

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. lsd

    The next gen ls command

    lsd is also a good cross-platform alternative [1].

    [1] https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd

  4. mc

    Midnight Commander's repository (by MidnightCommander)

    Would a commander type TUI work for you?

    https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc

    https://github.com/ranger/ranger

    https://github.com/jarun/nnn

    There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:

    https://github.com/yorukot/superfile

    https://github.com/Canop/broot

  5. ranger

    A VIM-inspired filemanager for the console

    Would a commander type TUI work for you?

    https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc

    https://github.com/ranger/ranger

    https://github.com/jarun/nnn

    There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:

    https://github.com/yorukot/superfile

    https://github.com/Canop/broot

  6. nnn

    n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

    Would a commander type TUI work for you?

    https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc

    https://github.com/ranger/ranger

    https://github.com/jarun/nnn

    There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:

    https://github.com/yorukot/superfile

    https://github.com/Canop/broot

  7. superfile

    Pretty fancy and modern terminal file manager

    Would a commander type TUI work for you?

    https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc

    https://github.com/ranger/ranger

    https://github.com/jarun/nnn

    There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:

    https://github.com/yorukot/superfile

    https://github.com/Canop/broot

  8. broot

    A new way to see and navigate directory trees : https://dystroy.org/broot

    Would a commander type TUI work for you?

    https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc

    https://github.com/ranger/ranger

    https://github.com/jarun/nnn

    There's also superfile and broot, but personally I feel like they try to do a little too much, might work for you though:

    https://github.com/yorukot/superfile

    https://github.com/Canop/broot

  9. Stream

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  10. pls

    pls is a prettier and powerful ls(1) for the pros.

    I would love to see if you would try `pls` and provide your thoughts? Disclaimer: I am the maintainer of the project.

    [pls]: https://pls.cli.rs

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