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Description:
Display directories as trees (with optional color/HTML output)

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: cli filesystem utility visualization directory

Install: brew install tree

About:
The 'tree' command is a recursive directory listing program that produces a depth-indented list of files. It is highly configurable, supporting colorization for different file types, HTML output for web pages, and filtering based on file attributes. Its primary value is providing an immediate, visual hierarchy of complex directory structures that standard 'ls' commands cannot easily convey.

Key Features:

Visual directory depth indentation
Colorization based on file extensions and permissions
HTML output generation for web documentation
File pattern filtering and indentation level control

Use Cases:

Generating visual documentation of project folder structures
Quickly understanding the layout of deeply nested file systems
Auditing directory contents for specific file types

Alternatives:

ls -R – Standard recursive listing lacks visual indentation and hierarchy visualization.
exa – A modern replacement for ls with colors and icons, but focuses on flat lists rather than tree structures.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 26, 2024 10:14am		0	VERSION_BUMP	aa501f64