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yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad has 469 GitHub stars and 18 forks. GitHot measured 0 stars in 24 hours. Last checked 2026-11-14 19:30 UTC. Last push 2025-08-12.

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What you can do

  • Intuitive file type representation
  • Sorted output with directories first
  • Four-column layout for quick directory analysis
  • Supports symlinks and executable files

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About

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

Developer Tools

README.md

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facad

Documentation versions Homebrew

A modern, colorful directory listing tool for the command line.

facad in action

Features

Designed for both novice users and power users,
facad feature set aims to enhance file management experience with
a perfect blend of functionality and simplicity.

  • Intuitive file type representation
  • Sorted output with directories first
  • Four-column layout for quick directory analysis
  • Supports symlinks and executable files
  • Sort extensions
  • Unicode-aware formatting

Getting Started

Dependencies

  • Pure C implementation without any dependency

macOS

facad is available through Homebrew. To install, run:

brew install facad

I use Arch btw?

Just use the script from AUR:

yay -S facad

Build & Install from source

git clone https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad.git
cd facad
meson setup build && meson compile -C build
# now facad binary in build dir

# for system-wide installation (may require elevated privileges like `sudo`):
cd build && sudo ninja install

Usage

Run facad command for default grid file listing
Run facad -h/--help command for help
Run facad -v--version command for version
Run facad -l/--long command for long listing output
Run facad -a/--analytics command for dir analytics output

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  • Fork the Project
  • Create your Feature Branch ( git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature )
  • Commit your Changes ( git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature' )
  • Push to the Branch ( git push origin feature/AmazingFeature )
  • Open a Pull Request

Author

Sergey Veneckiy

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.