install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install lr

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install lr

Debian stable package indexes · lr · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lr

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

overview

Package summary

File list utility with features from ls(1), find(1), stat(1), and du(1)

Project links

Commands and aliases

lr

history

Project history and usage

lr is a recursive file-listing command that combines parts of `ls`, `find`, `stat`, and `du` into one Unix-style CLI.

Project history

Leah Neukirchen's GitHub repository describes lr as a tool for generating file listings with selected features from `ls(1)`, `find(1)`, `stat(1)`, and `du(1)`. The repository was created in October 2015 and the first tagged release, v0.1, followed in November 2015.

The NEWS file shows the tool maturing through Unix-flavored features: chmod-style mode checks, timestamp selection, colorized symlink targets, broken-link display, Linux ACL/capability/xattr display, breadth-first traversal, shell quoting, OSC 8 hyperlinks, and permission-error behavior.

Adoption history

The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix packaging. That spread fits lr's niche: it is not a coreutils replacement, but it appeals to users who want recursive listings and filter expressions without assembling long `find` pipelines.

GitHub metadata shows a modest but real audience, with 165 stars and ongoing repository activity through 2025.

How it is used

lr is run directly as `lr` over one or more paths. The README includes a 'Rosetta stone' mapping common `ls` and `find` invocations to lr commands, and documents filters, sort keys, custom formats, depth control, symlink handling, NUL-delimited input/output, and long-output formats.

The tool has no documented config file or credentials; behavior is controlled through command-line flags and filter expressions.

Why package nerds care

lr is interesting to package nerds because it sits between canonical Unix tools rather than replacing only one of them. It packages a personal Unix workflow into a small C utility with manpage-style semantics, making it attractive to people who care about composable file enumeration.

Timeline

2015: GitHub repository created and v0.1 tagged.
2017: v1.0 changed quoting behavior and added locale, color, @file input, and better error reporting.
2023: v1.6 added basename sorting and large-file defaults.
2025: v2.0 changed permission-denied behavior and added quiet mode.

Related projects

lr overlaps with `ls`, `find`, `stat`, `du`, `xargs`, and the author's `xe` utility, which the README recommends for command execution workflows.

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 8 platform targets.

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
`lr`	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 version2.0.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.0.1

https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:lr
Version	2.0.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lr
Homepage	https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr
Repository	https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr
Upstream docs	https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	lr
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.

Debian apt95%

lr 1.5.1-3

list files, recursively

https://git.vuxu.org/lr/about/

sudo apt install lr

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lr

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

Nix95%

lr

nix profile install nixpkgs#lr

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lr

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

Ubuntu apt95%

lr 1.5.1-3

list files, recursively

https://git.vuxu.org/lr/about/

sudo apt install lr

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Lr

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

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/lr.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 lr with Homebrew, apt, Nix