pix-ls

Pi tool — enhanced directory listing.

What it does

Replaces Pi's default ls tool with an enhanced version backed by pix-pretty. Output is rendered with file/directory icons in one status-colored framed block. The entry count shows in the collapsed row. Call labels show the target path inline. Depends on @xynogen/pix-pretty, installed automatically as a dependency.

• Defaults — 200 sorted entries, dotfiles included. Pass limit for more. Pi's 50KB hard limit still applies.
• Batch — pass paths to list up to 20 directories in one call. Each directory is capped, and the combined result stays under 50KB.
• Previews — a long listing shows the first 80 entries (pretty.maxPreviewLines), fades out bottom-up and ends with a footer such as … 12 more entries (ctrl+o to expand). The footer shows your own expand key. The expanded view shows every entry.

Display style

The listing layout is configurable via pretty.lsStyle in ~/.pi/agent/pix.json:

| Value | Description | |----------|-------------| | "grid" | Horizontal columns, like eza/ls (default) | | "tree" | Vertical tree with ├──/└── connectors |

{
  "pretty": {
    "lsStyle": "grid"   // or "tree"
  }
}

Auto-collapse

After a configurable delay (default 10 seconds), completed output collapses to a row such as ✓ ls packages · 29 entries. Structured failures use a compact ✗ row after the delay. Expanding restores the configured listing or exact diagnostic without restarting the elapsed timer. This is controlled via the collapse section of ~/.pi/agent/pix.json:

{
  "collapse": {
    "enabled": true,
    "delaySec": 10,
    "tools": { "ls": true }
  }
}

Set collapse.tools.ls: false to disable for this tool only. See @xynogen/pix-runtime/collapse for the full API.

Install

pi install npm:@xynogen/pix-ls

Bundled in @xynogen/pix-core. Install it alone only if you do not use pix-core.

Full distro

This package is part of Pix. The installer sets up Pi and the full distro. See Install for the notes for each OS.

# Linux / macOS
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xynogen/pix-mono/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

# Windows
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xynogen/pix-mono/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex

License

MIT