Exa (command-line utility)

exa is a (currently unmaintained -- see below) command-line utility for listing files. It is promoted as "a modern replacement for ls" with features not present in ls, such as showing git status.^[2][3] exa is one of the first applications written in Rust to be included in Fedora,^[4][2] openSUSE,^[5] and Gentoo.^[6]

Original authorBenjamin Sago

Initial releaseMay 22, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-05-22)

Stable release

0.10.1^[1]  / 12 April 2021

Written inRust

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exa
Original author	Benjamin Sago
Initial release	May 22, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-05-22)
Stable release	0.10.1[1]  / 12 April 2021
Written in	Rust
Platform	Linux, macOS
License	MIT License
Website	the.exa.website
Repository	github.com/ogham/exa

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In September 2023, its maintainer redirected people to the fork eza instead, after its original author became unreachable.^[7]