ls++

May 20, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

An alternative to the ls command with display of icons of files and folders and with colors.

ls++ running in current directory/folder

Dependencies

Quick install for Ubuntu

sudo wget -q4 \
  https://github.com/terroo/lspp/releases/download/v0.0.2/ls++ \
  -O /usr/local/bin/ls++ && \
  sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ls++

Run:

ls++ --version

Build and install

git clone https://github.com/terroo/lspp
cd lspp
cmake -B build .
cmake --build build
sudo cmake --install build

Usage

  • Running in Current Directory/Folder
  • Running on Directory/Folder as argument and/or with multiple
  • Does not ignore entries starting with '.'
  • Use a long listing format
  • Both: all with list

Examples 01

Examples 02

Help:

lss++ --help

Set as your default ls:

echo 'alias ls="/usr/local/bin/ls++"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc