# Install as-tree with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Print a list of paths as a tree of paths. Version 0.12.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#as-tree. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:as-tree ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install as-tree ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install as-tree ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/as-tree/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#as-tree ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/as/as-tree/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:as-tree - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.12.0 - **Source summary:** Print a list of paths as a tree of paths - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BlueOak-1.0.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00 ## Executables - as-tree (cli) - as-tree (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-26 - Package-manager version: 0.12.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jez/as-tree - Upstream latest detected: 0.12.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage as-tree is a small Rust command-line filter that reads paths from a file or stdin and prints them as a tree. It complements path producers such as `find` and `fd` rather than replacing them. ### Project history The public repository was created in May 2020, with initial GitHub releases published the same month. The README states that the tool was inspired by a feature request in `fd`, and that it builds under both Cargo and Bazel. Its README is deliberately narrow: pass a list of paths in, get a tree display out. Development notes document Bazel-based tests and fixture files, while installation notes point to pre-built releases, Cargo, and source builds. ### Adoption history The provided package-manager facts list Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix, which is a strong adoption signal for a tiny CLI filter. GitHub repository metadata reported hundreds of stars at research time. The tool's adoption niche is among users who already compose shell pipelines. Instead of adding complex filtering options to `tree`, it lets `find` or `fd` decide what paths exist and uses `as-tree` only for presentation. ### How it is used Common usage is `find . -name '*.txt' | as-tree` or `fd --exclude test | as-tree`. The CLI can also read a filename argument, print full path prefixes with `-f`, and control color with `--color always|auto|never`. Because it is a filter, it fits neatly into scripts and aliases where users want `tree`-like output after a more expressive file search. ### Why package nerds care as-tree is package-nerd candy because it does one thing that Unix pipelines want: transform line-oriented path streams into tree-shaped output. It is also a small Rust utility that ships through multiple package managers despite a minimal feature set. The contrast with `tree` is the point: no large option surface is needed when existing tools already produce the right list. ### Timeline - 2020: Public GitHub repository created. - 2020: 0.9.0 through 0.12.0 GitHub releases published in May. ### Related projects - The README explicitly relates as-tree to `tree`, `find`, and `fd`, and cites the fd feature request that inspired it. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** as-tree - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - as-tree: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/as/as-tree/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - as-tree: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/as-tree/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [broot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/broot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem. - [lndir](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lndir/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem. - [nfd2nfc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nfd2nfc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem. - [fclones](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fclones/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem, rust. - [physfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/physfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem. - [uutils-findutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uutils-findutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, filesystem, rust. - [action-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [add-determinism](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/add-determinism/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-about](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-about/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, list, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/as-tree.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/as-tree.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph