GNU ls has those features too (except knowing about Git). I’d be surprised if BSD ls doesn’t at least have color support.
…not that I’m not going to check out eza and probably switch to it! But it’s often worth knowing what features the GNU/BSD coreutils do or do not support…especially when comparing other tools against them.
Edit: I just checked, and this set of options works on both BSD and GNU ls, in case anyone wants better ls behavior on a system where you can’t install eza for some reason:
ls -FH --color=auto
F appends sigils indicating executables, symlinks, or directories, and H follows any symlinks in the argument list.
From eza’s readme, on why it’s better than ls:
GNU
lshas those features too (except knowing about Git). I’d be surprised if BSDlsdoesn’t at least have color support.…not that I’m not going to check out
ezaand probably switch to it! But it’s often worth knowing what features the GNU/BSD coreutils do or do not support…especially when comparing other tools against them.Edit: I just checked, and this set of options works on both BSD and GNU
ls, in case anyone wants betterlsbehavior on a system where you can’t installezafor some reason:ls -FH --color=autoFappends sigils indicating executables, symlinks, or directories, andHfollows any symlinks in the argument list.exa(which OP’s readme saysezais built on) supports creation times. Actual creation time (the “Birth” line instatoutput), notctime.