# Install g-ls with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apk, apt, dnf, scoop Powerful and cross-platform ls. Version 0.31.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:g-ls ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install g-ls ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install g-ls ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/g-ls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#g-ls ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/g-/g-ls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add g++ ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: g++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install g++ ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: g++ from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gcc-c++ ``` Evidence: 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 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/g ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/g.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:g-ls - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.31.2 - **Source summary:** Powerful and cross-platform ls - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-15T19:19:20+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - g (cli) - g (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.31.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Equationzhao/g - Upstream latest detected: v0.31.2 (current) ## 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 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:** g-ls - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - g-ls: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/g-/g-ls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - g-ls: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/g-ls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - g++ - 4:14.2.0-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: g++ from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNU C++ compiler - Ubuntu apt - g++ - 4:13.2.0-7ubuntu1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: g++ from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU C++ compiler - apk - g++ - 15.2.0-r5: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: g++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU C++ standard library and compiler | https://gcc.gnu.org - dnf - gcc-c++ - 16.1.1-2.fc45: installed executable or alias match | 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 | C++ support for GCC | http://gcc.gnu.org - Scoop - main/g: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/g.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtrash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtrash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, go, system. - [lsd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lsd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, ls, system, terminal. - [nuls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nuls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, ls, system, terminal. - [tere](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tere/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, terminal. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [eza](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eza/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system, terminal. - [gaffitter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gaffitter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. - [gomi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gomi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/g-ls.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/g-ls.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