Replace ls with logo‑ls: Install, Use, and Set as Default

Installation

logo‑ls is a Go‑written replacement for the traditional ls command that, in addition to listing files, displays icons based on MIME type.

Supported platforms

Pre‑built binaries are available for Windows, macOS, BSD and various Linux architectures. For 64‑bit GNU/Linux, use the following commands.

wget -q https://github.com/Yash-Handa/logo-ls/releases/download/v1.3.7/logo-ls_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
tar zxvf logo-ls_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz
cd logo-ls_Linux_x86_64
sudo install -v logo-ls /usr/local/bin/

To install the manual page:

sudo cp logo-ls.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1

Test the installation:

logo-ls

Sample output:

To make logo‑ls the default ls command, add an alias to your shell configuration:

echo 'alias ls="logo-ls"' >> ~/.bashrc
exec $SHELL
ls

For additional options, run:

logo-ls --help
man 1 logo-ls

More details are available in the GitHub repository.