broot(1) broot manpage broot(1) NAME broot - Tree view, file manager, configurable launcher SYNOPSIS broot [flags] [options] [path] br [flags] [options] [path] DESCRIPTION broot lets you explore file hierarchies with a tree-like view, manipulate files, launch actions, and define your own shortcuts. broot is best launched as br: this shell function gives you access to more commands, especially cd. The br shell function is interactively installed on first broot launch. Flags and options can be classically passed on launch but also written in the configuration file. Each flag has a counter-flag so that you can cancel at command line a flag which has been set in the configuration file. FLAGS FLAGS -d, --dates Show the last modified date of files and directories -D, --no-dates Dont show the last modified date -f, --only-folders Only show folders -F, --no-only-folders Show folders and files alike --show-root-fs Show filesystem info on top -g, --show-git-info Show git statuses on files and stats on repo -G, --no-show-git-info Dont show git statuses on files and stats on repo --git-status Only show files having an interesting git status, including hidden ones --help Print help information -h, --hidden Show hidden files -H, --no-hidden Dont show hidden files -i, --git-ignored Show git ignored files -I, --no-git-ignored Dont show git ignored files -p, --permissions Show permissions -P, --no-permissions Dont show permissions -s, --sizes Show the size of files and directories -S, --no-sizes Dont show sizes --sort-by-count Sort by count (only show one level of the tree) --sort-by-date Sort by date (only show one level of the tree) --sort-by-size Sort by size (only show one level of the tree) --sort-by-type Same as sort-by-type-dirs-first --sort-by-type-dirs-first Sort by type, directories first (only show one level of the tree) --sort-by-type-dirs-last Sort by type, directories last (only show one level of the tree) -w, --whale-spotting Sort by size, show ignored and hidden files --no-sort Dont sort -t, --trim-root Trim the root too and dont show a scrollbar -T, --no-trim-root Dont trim the root level, show a scrollbar --outcmd=OUTCMD Where to write the produced cmd (if any) -c, --cmd=CMD Semicolon separated commands to execute --color=COLOR [default: auto] Whether to have styles and colors (default is usually OK) [possible values: auto, yes, no] --conf=CONF Semicolon separated paths to specific config files --height=HEIGHT Height (if you dont want to fill the screen or for file export) --install Install or reinstall the br shell function --set-install-state=SET_INSTALL_STATE Where to write the produced cmd (if any) [possible values: undefined, refused, installed] --print-shell-function=PRINT_SHELL_FUNCTION Print to stdout the br function for a given shell --listen=LISTEN A socket to listen to for commands --get-root Ask for the current root of the remote broot --write-default-conf=WRITE_DEFAULT_CONF Write default conf files in given directory --send=SEND A socket that broot sends commands to before quitting -V, --version Print version BUGS broot is known to be slow on most Windows installations. On unix and mac platforms, most problems you may encounter are related to some terminals or terminal multiplexers which either intercepts some stan- dard TTY instructions or break buffering or size querying. The list of shortcuts you can define in the config file is thus dependent of your sys- tem. AUTHOR broot is free and open-source and is written by denys.seguret@gmail.com. The source code and documentation are available at https://dys- troy.org/broot 1.56.2 2026/08/29 broot(1)
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