gaze is a simple ls-like command-line tool written in Go, designed to list directory contents in a grid or detailed format. It works on both Unix and Windows systems.
Ensure you have Go installed on your system. The simplest way is to run:
go install github.com/vzfdn/gaze@latest
This downloads, builds, and installs gaze to $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin). Ensure it's in your $PATH to run gaze anywhere.
After installation, you can run the tool from anywhere simply by typing:
gaze [flags] [path]
Alternatively, to build manually from source:
git clone https://github.com/vzfdn/gaze.git
cd gaze
go build
Then run it with:
./gaze [flags] [path]
-a, --all: Show hidden entries (e.g., dot files on Unix)-g, --grid: Display entries in a grid layout (default)-l, --long: Use detailed listing format (permissions, owner, group, size, time, name)-h, --header: Include a header row in long format output-R, --recursive: Recursively list subdirectories-T, --tree: Recursively display directory contents as a tree-like format-L, --dereference: Show info for the target file, not the symlink-F, --classify: Append file type indicators (e.g., / for directories, * for executables, @ for symlinks)-s, --size: Sort entries by file size (largest first)-t, --time: Sort entries by modification time (newest first)-k, --kind: Sort entries by file type (directories first, then files)-x, --extension: Sort entries by file extension (alphabetically)-r, --reverse: Reverse the order of sorting-U, --no-sort: Do not sort entries--no-color: Do not colorize output
- Performance: Replace slice buffering with stream processing for entries
- Performance: Refactor tree view rendering to reduce memory usage
- Feature: Add
-m/--mediaflag to show file metadata (e.g., media length)