List Files

A simple npm package that leverages the power of javascript's console.table() to print out files in the current directory. This package is best used as a command-line program, similar to ls.

Installation

To install this package, run the following command in your terminal:

npm install @im2wddrf/listfiles --global

Arguments

Since listfiles is intended to be used as a command line program, it will read any arguments that are passed along with its execution. Currently listfiles has the following flags:

• --filter-: filter the files that are display in the current directory
  • day-{number, between 1 and 31 inclusive}
  • month-{month name or number, between 1 and 12 inclusive}
  • year-{four digit year}
  • weekday-{weekday, number or first three letters of weekday}
  • filetype-{file, folder, fifo, socket, symlink}
• --show-filter: this displays the filters that were successfully parsed

Examples

The below command will display only files and directories that fall on November:

# the below are all equivalent, notice how it is not case sensitive
lsjs --filter-month-12
lsjs --filter-month-November
lsjs --filter-month-nov

With z-shell, you can easily add multiple filters at once!

lsjs --filter-{month-6,year-2019}          # files from June 2019
lsjs --filter-{year-2020,month-{6..12}}    # files from June-December 2019
lsjs --filter-weekday-{mon,fri}            # show files that fall on monday or friday

Notes

If you find this program useful, I would install it globally via npm install -g. By default the program lists directories in alpha order first, then all other files in alpha order.