ls-interactive 💻

Interactive ls command made in rust

⚡ Features

🌟 Navigate between folders/files using arrow keys

🌟 Browse folders / Open files with native apps using using Enter

🌟 Open folder in terminal (CD to folder) using Shift+Enter or Alt+Enter

🌟 Open folder in file manager using Ctrl+Enter

🌟 Type anything to filter current folder content using fuzzy search

🌟 Top button (📁 ..) opens the parent directory (LeftArrow can also be used when fuzzy text field is empty)

🌟 Press Esc to exit

on Linux/Mac Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter might not work

see crossterm-rs/crossterm#669

🛠 Installation

1. Download zip package from releases page

2. Extract its content into a folder in PATH (guide)

3. Follow shell specific instructions:

Bash (Linux/Mac) or Zsh

• Copy the lsi function from scripts/lsi.sh to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file:

  ls-interactive/scripts/lsi.sh

  Lines 3 to 8 in f1cd2db

  	lsi() {
  	local output
  	if output=$(ls-interactive "$@") && [[ $output ]] ; then
  	cd "$output"
  	fi
  	}

Batch (Windows CMD)

• Copy scripts/lsi.bat into a folder that is in your %PATH% environment variable

  ls-interactive/scripts/lsi.bat

  Lines 3 to 5 in f1cd2db

  	@echo off
  	for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('%~dp0\ls-interactive.exe "%*"') do set output=%%i
  	IF DEFINED output cd %output%

  you can open you environment variables settings using the command below: (or by searching for env in the start menu)

  rundll32.exe sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables

Fish Shell

• Copy scripts/lsi.fish into ~/.config/fish/functions/

  OR copy the function inside into your ~/.config/fish/config.fish file

  ls-interactive/scripts/lsi.fish

  Lines 7 to 13 in f1cd2db

  	function lsi
  	set -l output (ls-interactive "$argv")
  	if test $status -eq 0
  	and test -n "$output"
  	cd $output
  	end
  	end

Powershell

• Copy the lsi function from scripts/lsi.ps1 to your Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

  ls-interactive/scripts/lsi.ps1

  Lines 7 to 10 in f1cd2db

  	function lsi {
  	$output = (ls-interactive "$args")
  	if ($output) { Set-Location $output }
  	}

  you can open your profile using one of the following commands:

  notepad $profile

  
  

  gedit $profile

Nushell

• Copy the lsi function from scripts/lsi.nu to your env.nu

  ls-interactive/scripts/lsi.nu

  Lines 4 to 10 in f6d2fd2

  	def-env lsi [...path: string] {
  	let output = (ls-interactive ($path | str join ' '))
  	cd (
  	if ($output | is-empty) { $env.PWD }
  	else { $output }
  	)
  	}

  you can open your environment file using the following command:

  config env

💻 How to run it

lsi

or

lsi some_relative_path

⚙️ Build it yourself

(Releases are automatically built by github actions)

• install rust

• clone/download the repo

• run in project directory:

  • cargo run: to run in dev mode
  • cargo build --release: to build locally,
    • executable will be in /target/release and named ls_interactive
    • launch script will be in the /scripts directory

🤝Contributing

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome!
Feel free to check issues page.

Before submitting a Pull Request, verify your changes with all following commands:

cargo check

cargo fmt --all --check

cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -W clippy::pedantic -W clippy::cargo -W clippy::nursery

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📜 License

MIT. See LICENSE file for details.