{"id":68637,"date":"2023-10-04T18:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=68637"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T04:32:16","slug":"linux-command-exa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-exa\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the &#8216;exa&#8217; Command in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <code>exa<\/code> Linux command is more than just a file lister; it\u2019s a modern replacement for the well-known <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-ls\/\">ls<\/a><\/code> command, offering enhanced features and a more visually appealing display. With its color-coded output and flexible options, exa provides a comprehensive view of your files and directories.<\/p>\n<p>While the traditional <code>ls<\/code> command has been a staple in Linux, <code>exa<\/code> takes it a step further by offering better integration with other commands and tools. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned professional managing large servers or a hobbyist tinkering with a home setup, the <code>exa<\/code> command can be a valuable addition to your toolkit. Used in conjunction with commands like <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-grep\/\">grep<\/a><\/code> and <code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-find\/\">find<\/a><\/code>, <code>exa<\/code> allows for more efficient file searching and manipulation, streamlining your workflow and enhancing your command-line experience.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Install the <code>exa<\/code> Command<\/h2>\n<p><code>exa<\/code> is not typically included by default in most Linux distributions, so you\u2019ll need to install it. Here\u2019s how you can install <code>exa<\/code> on some common Linux distributions:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ubuntu\/Debian<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can install <code>exa<\/code> from the package manager using the following commands:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt update\r\nsudo apt install exa<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Fedora<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Fedora, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo dnf install exa<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Arch Linux<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Arch Linux, you can install <code>exa<\/code> from the <code>AUR<\/code>:<\/p>\n<pre>yay -S exa<\/pre>\n<p><strong>From Source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If <code>exa<\/code> is not available in your distribution\u2019s package manager, or if you want the latest version, you can compile it from source. You\u2019ll need to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rust-lang.org\/\">Rust<\/a> installed to do this:<\/p>\n<pre>git clone https:\/\/github.com\/ogham\/exa.git\r\ncd exa\r\ncargo build --release\r\nsudo cp target\/release\/exa \/usr\/local\/bin\/<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Precompiled Binaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also download precompiled binaries from the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ogham\/exa\">official GitHub releases page<\/a> and place them in your <code>PATH<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>After installation, you can run exa from the command line just like you would with <code>ls<\/code> or any other command-line tool.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Use <code>exa<\/code><\/h2>\n<h3>1. Basic Listing<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Lists files and directories in the current directory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Documents  Pictures  Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Displays the names of three directories: Documents, Pictures, and Videos.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>2. Long Format<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa -l<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Displays detailed information about files and directories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa -l<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>drwxr-xr-x  user  group  4 KB  Jul  1 10:00  Documents\r\ndrwxr-xr-x  user  group  4 KB  Jul  1 10:00  Pictures\r\ndrwxr-xr-x  user  group  4 KB  Jul  1 10:00  Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Shows permissions, owner, group, size, modification date, and name for three directories.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>3. Tree View<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --tree<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Displays files and directories in a tree-like structure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --tree<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>.\r\n\u00e2\"\u0153\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Documents\r\n\u00e2\"\u0153\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Pictures\r\n\u00e2\"\"\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Shows the current directory and its three subdirectories in a tree structure.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>4. Sort by Size<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa -S<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sorts files and directories by size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa -S<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Videos  Pictures  Documents<\/pre>\n<p>Lists three directories sorted by size.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>5. Show Hidden Files<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa -a<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Lists all files and directories, including hidden ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa -a<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>.hidden  Documents  Pictures  Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Displays three directories and one hidden file.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>6. Display Git Status<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --git<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Shows the Git status of files and directories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --git<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>.M Documents  ?? Pictures  .D Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Displays three items with Git status: modified (<code>M<\/code>) Documents, untracked (<code>??<\/code>) Pictures, and deleted (<code>D<\/code>) Videos.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>7. Human-Readable Sizes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa -h<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Displays file sizes in a human-readable format.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa -h<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Documents  4 KB  Pictures  10 MB  Videos  1 GB<\/pre>\n<p>Lists three directories with sizes in <code>KB<\/code>, <code>MB<\/code>, and <code>GB<\/code>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>8. List with Icons<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --icons<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Displays icons next to the files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --icons<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>\u00f0\u0178\"&#129; Documents  \u00f0\u0178\"&#129; Pictures  \u00f0\u0178\u017d\u00a5 Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Shows three items with icons representing folders and videos.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>9. Color Scale for Sizes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --colour-scale<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Displays file sizes with a color scale.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --colour-scale<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Documents (green)  Pictures (yellow)  Videos (red)<\/pre>\n<p>Lists three directories with colors representing different size scales.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>10. Filter by File Type<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --type=directory<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Lists only directories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --type=directory<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Documents  Pictures  Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Shows only the directories in the current location.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>11. Group Directories First<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --group-directories-first<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Lists directories first, followed by files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --group-directories-first<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>Documents  Pictures  Videos  file1.txt  file2.txt<\/pre>\n<p>Lists three directories followed by two files.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>12. Limit Depth of Recursion<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Syntax:<\/strong> <code>exa --level=2 --tree<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Limits the depth of recursion in tree view to 2 levels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong> <code>exa --level=2 --tree<\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>.\r\n\u00e2\"\u0153\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Documents\r\n\u00e2\"\u201a   \u00e2\"\"\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac file1.txt\r\n\u00e2\"\u0153\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Pictures\r\n\u00e2\"\"\u00e2\"\u20ac\u00e2\"\u20ac Videos<\/pre>\n<p>Shows the current directory and its subdirectories and files up to 2 levels deep.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"padding-bottom:10px\">More Linux commands:<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Directory Operations<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-rm-rmdir\/\"><code>rmdir<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-cd\/\"><code>cd<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-pwd\/\"><code>pwd<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-exa\/\"><code>exa<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-ls\/\"><code>ls<\/code><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">File Operations<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-cat\/\"><code>cat<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-cp\/\"><code>cp<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-dd\/\"><code>dd<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-less\/\"><code>less<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-touch\/\"><code>touch<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-ln\/\"><code>ln<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-rename\/\"><code>rename<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-more\/\"><code>more<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-head\/\"><code>head<\/code><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">File System Operations<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-chown\/\"><code>chown<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-mkfs\/\"><code>mkfs<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-locate\/\"><code>locate<\/code><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Networking<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-ping\/\"><code>ping<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-curl\/\"><code>curl<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-wget\/\"><code>wget<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-iptables\/\"><code>iptables<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-mtr\/\"><code>mtr<\/code><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\">Search and Text Processing<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-find\/\"><code>find<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-grep\/\"><code>grep<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-sed\/\"><code>sed<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-whatis\/\"><code>whatis<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-ripgrep\/\"><code>ripgrep<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/linux-command-fd\/\"><code>fd<\/code><\/a> \u00b7 <a 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