yangshun/tree-node-cli

npx tree-node-cli

npm install tree-node-cli
# or globally
npm install -g tree-node-cli

$ tree -L 2
tree-node-cli
├── CNAME
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── package.json
├── pnpm-lock.yaml
├── pnpm-workspace.yaml
├── src
│   ├── __tests__
│   ├── cli.ts
│   ├── index.ts
│   └── types.d.ts
├── tsconfig.json
└── tsdown.config.ts

tree [options] [path/to/dir]

$ tree --help

Usage:
  $ tree <command> [options]

Options:
Listing options:
  -a, --all-files           All files, including hidden files, are printed.
  -d, --dirs-only           List directories only.
  -f, --full-path           Print the full path prefix for each file.
  -L, --max-depth <n>       Max display depth of the directory tree.
  -I, --exclude <patterns>  Exclude files that match the pattern. | separates
                            alternate patterns. Wrap your entire pattern in double
                            quotes. E.g. "node_modules|coverage".
  --gitignore               Respect .gitignore files (enabled by default).
                            Use --no-gitignore to disable.
  --prune                   Remove empty directories from output.

File options:
  -Q, --quote               Quote filenames in double quotes.
  -p, --permissions         Show file type and permissions.
  -s, --sizes               Print the size of each file in bytes along with the name.
  -h, --human-readable      Print file sizes in human-readable format (powers
                            of 1024). Implies -s.
  --si                      Print file sizes using SI units (powers of 1000).
                            Implies -s.
  --du                      For each directory report its size as the accumulation
                            of sizes of all its files and sub-directories. Implies -s.
  -D, --date                Show last modification time for each entry.
  -F, --trailing-slash      Append a '/' for directories.

Sorting options:
  -v, --version-sort        Sort the output by version (natural sort of numbers
                            within text).
  -t, --sort-mtime          Sort the output by last modification time.
  -c, --sort-ctime          Sort the output by last status change time.
  -U, --unsorted            Do not sort. List files in directory order.
  -r, --reverse             Sort the output in reverse alphabetic order.
  --dirs-first              List directories before files.
  --files-first             List files before directories.
  --sort <type>             Sort the output by type: name, version, mtime,
                            ctime, size.

Graphics options:
  -i, --no-indent           Print entries without tree indentation lines.
  -S, --line-ascii          Turn on ASCII line graphics.

Output options:
  -J, --json                Output the tree as a JSON structure.

Misc options:
  --help                    Display this message
  --version                 Display version number

import { tree } from 'tree-node-cli';

const string = tree('path/to/dir', {
  allFiles: true,
  exclude: [/vendor/, /lcov/],
  maxDepth: 4,
});

console.log(string);

// Discriminated union — `contents` only exists on directories
type TreeJsonEntry =
  | {
      type: 'directory';
      name: string;
      contents: TreeJsonEntry[];
      size?: number;
      mode?: string;
      time?: string;
    }
  | { type: 'file'; name: string; size?: number; mode?: string; time?: string };
// size: present when `sizes: true`
// mode: present when `permissions: true`
// time: present when `date: true`
// error: present when the directory could not be opened (e.g. permission denied)

import { treeJson } from 'tree-node-cli';

const result = treeJson('path/to/dir', { sizes: true });
console.log(result);
// { type: 'directory', name: 'dir', size: 4096, contents: [...] }