ctv - configurable tree view

A highly configurable tree view visualizer CLI tool written in Rust!

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What does ctv do?

Visualize your file hiearchy in a tree view
Customize the apperance of your tree
Display custom file information (permissions, time, user, etc)
Personalize tree color and text styling

Installation

bash cargo install ctv

Using ctv

bash ctv <flags> <directory_path>

Flag Options

-i, --ct         Shows the file created time instead of the file modified time
    --help       Prints help information
-h, --short      Uses short format
-e, --env        Show all ENV variables
-V, --version    Prints version information
-l, --layer <layer>        Sets tree layer limit
--set-env <set-env>    Set custom ENV Variable via CLI

Setting ENV variable via CLI

bash --set-env <set-env>

Set ENV Command Format

bash --set-env "<env-name>=<env-value>"

Example

ctv --set-env "DIR_COLOR=WHITE"

Customization

The .env contained within ctv allows you to customize the apperance of your tree display!

Default Configurable ENV variables

FILE_SIZE_POSITION="1" FILE_OWNER_POSITION="2" FILE_PERMS_POSITION="3" FILE_TIME_POSITION="4" FILE_EXTENSION_POSITION="-1" DIR_NAME_COLOR="LIGHTRED" FILE_NAME_COLOR="LIGHTRED" FILE_TIME_COLOR="LIGHTCYAN" FILE_SIZE_COLOR="BLUE" FILE_OWNER_COLOR="MAGENTA" FILE_PERMS_COLOR="BLUE" FILE_EXTENSION_COLOR="YELLOW" DIR_COLOR="BLUE" SYMLINK_COLOR="LIGHTMAGENTA" PATH_COLOR="WHITE" PIPE_COLOR="YELLOW" CHARD_COLOR="YELLOW" BLOCKD_COLOR="LIGHTGREEN" SOCKET_COLOR="LIGHTRED" READ_COLOR="LIGHTGREEN" WRITE_COLOR="LIGHTRED" EXECUTE_COLOR="LIGHTGREEN" DASH_COLOR="LIGHTBLACK" DIR_NAME_STYLE="NORMAL" FILE_NAME_STYLE="NORMAL" FILE_TIME_STYLE="BOLD" FILE_SIZE_STYLE="BOLD" FILE_OWNER_STYLE="NORMAL" FILE_PERMS_STYLE="BOLD" FILE_EXTENSION_STYLE="ITALIC" FILE_TIME_FORMAT="%m-%d-%Y::%H:%M:%S" FILE_TIME_TYPE="CREATED" SHOW_SHORT="FALSE" TREE_LAYER_LIMIT="3" SPACING="0" PIPE=│ ELBOW=└── TEE=├── PIPE_PREFIX=│ SPACE_PREFIX= SHOW_FILE_METADATA="TRUE" SHOW_DIR_METADATA="TRUE"

Font Color and Styling Options

Available Colors

bash BLACK BLUE CYAN GREEN LIGHTBLACK LIGHTBLUE LIGHTCYAN LIGHTGREEN LIGHTMAGENTA LIGHTRED LIGHTWHITE LIGHTYELLOW MAGENTA RED WHITE YELLOW

Available Font Styles

bash BOLD DIMMED ITALIC UNDERLINE BLINK REVERSE HIDDEN STRICKEN NORMAL