Lstr

lstr Plugin

Fast, minimalist directory tree viewer with theme-aware coloring, git integration, file permissions, sizes, and .gitignore support. Classic mode for headless output and optional interactive TUI.

Commands

Directory Tree

• lstr dir tree — Generate a directory tree listing

Utility

• lstr self version — Print lstr version
• lstr _ _ — Passthrough to lstr CLI

Usage Examples

• "Show the directory tree for the current folder"
• "List files with git status indicators"
• "Show file sizes and permissions in a tree"
• "Generate a tree respecting .gitignore"
• "Show only directories"

Installation

brew install lstr

Examples

# Basic tree for current directory
lstr dir tree

# Tree for a specific directory
lstr dir tree /path/to/dir

# Show file sizes
lstr dir tree -s

# Show file permissions
lstr dir tree -p

# Show git status (Modified, New, Untracked)
lstr dir tree -G

# Combine options: sizes, permissions, and git status
lstr dir tree -s -p -G

# Show icons (requires Nerd Font)
lstr dir tree --icons

# Respect .gitignore
lstr dir tree -g

# Limit depth to 3 levels
lstr dir tree -L 3

# Show only directories
lstr dir tree -d

# Combine: gitignore + depth 2 + git status
lstr dir tree -g -L 2 -G

Key Features

• Classic and interactive modes: lstr for headless output, lstr interactive for TUI
• Theme-aware coloring: Respects LS_COLORS environment variable
• Git integration: Show file statuses (-G) like Modified, New, Untracked
• File permissions: -p shows permission bits
• File sizes: -s shows human-readable sizes
• Icons: --icons displays file-specific icons (requires Nerd Font)
• .gitignore support: -g automatically filters ignored files
• Depth control: -L limits recursion depth
• Directories only: -d shows only directories
• Piping support: Output can be piped to fzf, less, bat, etc.

Notes

• Running lstr without arguments generates a tree for the current directory
• Use lstr interactive directly for the keyboard-driven TUI mode (not via supercli)
• Theme colors are fully customizable via the LS_COLORS environment variable
• Works great in pipelines: lstr | fzf, lstr | less, lstr | bat