install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install g-ls

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install g-ls

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/g-ls/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#g-ls

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/g-/g-ls/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add g++

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · g++ · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install g++

Debian stable package indexes · g++ · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install gcc-c++

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · gcc-c++ · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/g

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/g.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Powerful and cross-platform ls

Project links

Commands and aliases

g

history

Project history and usage

g is a Go-based, cross-platform `ls` alternative packaged in Homebrew as `g-ls` and installed as the `g` executable. The upstream README describes it as feature-rich and customizable, with icons, colors, multiple layouts, git status integration, fuzzy path matching, and hyperlink support.

Project history

The repository was created in April 2023, and GitHub Releases show v0.2.1 published the same day. The README frames g as an enhanced directory lister rather than a file manager, adding visual layouts and metadata to the familiar `ls` role.

The project continued through frequent 0.x releases; by 2025 it had reached the 0.30 series, and the visible release feed shows v0.31.2 in 2026. The bundled manual documents a broad option surface for display formats, filtering, fuzzy indexing, shell initialization, sorting, and metadata columns.

Adoption history

Official installation notes document Arch AUR, Homebrew, a Homebrew tap, MacPorts, Scoop, pre-built release artifacts, deb packages, install scripts, and `go install`. That spread follows the usual adoption route for Go CLIs: direct binary releases, Go module installation, and native package-manager recipes.

How it is used

Users run `g path(s)` as an `ls` replacement and enable options such as icons, long format, tree layout, JSON, markdown, CSV, git status, MIME and charset display, fuzzy path matching, and shell initialization scripts for Bash, Zsh, Fish, PowerShell, and Nushell.

Why package nerds care

g is interesting in the crowded modern-ls category because it combines exa/eza-style visual listing, lsd-style icons, git metadata, multiple machine-readable output formats, and shell integration in a single Go binary. For package maintainers, the main wrinkle is name collision: the package is `g-ls` in Homebrew while the executable is `g`.

Timeline

2023: GitHub repository created.
2023: Release v0.2.1 published.
2025: Release v0.30.0 published.
2026: Release v0.31.2 published.

Related projects

The README says g is highly inspired by exa/eza, lsd, and ls-go. It also describes zoxide- and fzf-like fuzzy path matching, placing g near both modern `ls` replacements and shell-navigation helpers.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`g`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.31.2

manager updated2026-04-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.31.2

https://github.com/Equationzhao/g

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:g-ls
Version	0.31.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/g-ls
Homepage	https://equationzhao.github.io/g/
Repository	https://github.com/Equationzhao/g
Upstream docs	https://equationzhao.github.io/g
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Equationzhao/g/archive/refs/tags/v0.31.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-04-15T19:19:20+09:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	g-ls
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

g-ls

nix profile install nixpkgs#g-ls

normalized package name match
Matched by: G Ls

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/g-/g-ls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

g-ls

sudo port install g-ls

normalized package name match
Matched by: G Ls

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/g-ls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Debian apt92%

g++ 4:14.2.0-1

GNU C++ compiler

sudo apt install g++

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcc-defaults
6 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: G

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: g++ from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt92%

g++ 4:13.2.0-7ubuntu1

GNU C++ compiler

sudo apt install g++

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gcc-defaults
6 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: G

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: g++ from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk92%

g++ 15.2.0-r5

GNU C++ standard library and compiler

https://gcc.gnu.org

sudo apk add g++

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gcc
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: G

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: g++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf92%

gcc-c++ 16.1.1-2.fc45

C++ support for GCC

http://gcc.gnu.org

sudo dnf install gcc-c++

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1) AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Texinfo-exception) AND (LGPL-2.1-or-later WITH
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: gcc
12 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: G

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gcc-c++ from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

Scoop92%

main/g

scoop install main/g

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: G

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/g.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/g-ls.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install g-ls with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apk, apt, dnf, scoop