Fli -a tiny (18KB) easy to read file listing tool. Rust no_std and Libc

Developer tracyspacy released Fli, an 18KB Rust no_std file listing tool that uses emojis instead of colors for readability, designed for SSH-only access to devices like the Raspberry Pi Zero. The tool offers short and long display options with sorting capabilities, achieving a binary size of 18KB on the Pi Zero and 51KB on M-series Macs.

Why? I have access to my raspberry pi zero via ssh only. As for me it is hard to differentiate types of files etc based on colors, I needed something more readable and clear like picture/icon or emoji as I ended up with etc. And I decided to build fli and since ls is obviosly preinstalled on almost any machine, the second requirement for fli as a complimentary tool, is to be tiny. Readability: Nice readability thanks to use of emojis and instead of text coloring. Size: Since rust std contributes heavily to binary size, this project is no std + libc Current binary size: M-series Mac 51KB , rpi zero 18KB. Display options: fli : short name and type not sorted output - direct stream, no heap allocation fli -s : short name and type sorted by name output - uses heap allocation fli -l : long name, type, metadata not sorted output and fixed-sized alignment 20 chars for size and n link - direct stream, no heap allocation fli -l -s : long name, type, metadata sorted by name output and dynamic alignment - uses heap allocation. fli -l -S : long name, type, metadata sorted by size output and dynamic alignment - uses heap allocation. GitHub repo: https://github.com/tracyspacy/fli Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48607567 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48607567 Points: 2 Comments: 0