# Install lla with Homebrew, Nix High-performance, extensible alternative to ls. Version 0.5.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lla ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lla ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#lla ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ll/lla/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lla - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.9 - **Source summary:** High-performance, extensible alternative to ls - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T01:17:09Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - lla (cli) - lla (alias) ## Build dependencies - protobuf - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: The Lla plugins have been installed in the following directory: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/lla/lib - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.5.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/chaqchase/lla - Upstream latest detected: v0.5.9 (current) ## Project history and usage lla is a Rust command-line file-listing tool in the long line of ls replacements. Its distinctive angle is combining multiple display modes, Git-aware views, configuration, and a plugin system under one executable. ### Project history The chaqchase/lla repository was created on GitHub in July 2023, with v0.1.0 published the same day. The README describes lla as a modern, customizable, feature-rich, extensible ls replacement. The project grew from basic listing modes into a broader filesystem dashboard: long, tree, table, grid, timeline, storage-analysis, directory-jump, search, diff, and plugin-backed metadata views are described in the upstream README. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Cargo, Homebrew, Arch's paru, NetBSD pkgin, X-CMD, direct binary downloads, and a shell installer. That spread is typical of Rust CLIs that start with cargo install and then acquire native package-manager formulae. GitHub release packaging for lla includes checksums and platform artifacts, which supports package-manager maintainers and users who prefer pinned binary installs over building from source. ### How it is used lla is used as an interactive and scriptable replacement for ls, especially by users who want rich metadata, Git status, tree views, filtering, and themed output without combining several separate filesystem tools. The documented config path is ~/.config/lla/config.toml, and the README shows lla init and lla config workflows for creating and inspecting that file. ### Why package nerds care lla belongs to the modern Rust CLI packaging wave: a traditional Unix command is reworked with colored output, richer metadata, and a distribution story that spans Cargo, Homebrew, Linux packages, and standalone release assets. Its plugin model is the package-nerd hook: instead of being only a prettier ls, it treats directory listings as an extensible surface for Git, file operations, metadata, themes, and custom fields. ### Timeline - 2023: chaqchase/lla repository and v0.1.0 release published on July 31. - 2025: v0.5.0 release line introduced during a period of expanded package artifacts and plugin assets. - 2026: v0.5.7 release published with packaged binaries, package files, plugin archives, themes, and SHA256 checksums. ### Related projects - lla is related to other ls replacements and filesystem explorers such as exa/eza, lsd, broot, dust, and tree, though its upstream documentation emphasizes its own plugin system and Git-aware listing features. - Its Rust implementation and package layout put it near other cargo-first command-line utilities that later gain Homebrew and distro packaging. ### Sources - - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lla. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.config/lla/config.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** lla - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - lla: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ll/lla/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [protobuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protobuf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [eza](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eza/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-listing, file-management, ls-replacement, rust. - [lsd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lsd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-listing, file-management, rust, system. - [nuls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nuls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-listing, file-management, rust, system. - [czkawka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/czkawka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [ddh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [dust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [dutree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dutree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. - [fcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, rust, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lla.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/lla.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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