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Install facad with Homebrew
Modern, colorful directory listing tool for the command-line. Version 2.20.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Modern, colorful directory listing tool for the command-line
Project links
Commands and aliases
- facad
history
Project history and usage
facad is a C command-line directory listing tool positioned as a modern, colorful alternative to traditional file listing workflows.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in July 2024. Its official README describes a pure C implementation with sorted directory-first output, Unicode-aware formatting, symlink and executable-file handling, and optional long-listing and analytics modes.
Adoption history
The project is packaged for Homebrew, and its README also points Arch users to an AUR install path. Homebrew's formula currently tracks the upstream GitHub release archive for the stable version.
How it is used
facad is run as a terminal command for default grid file listings, with documented flags for help, version output, long listing, and directory analytics.
Why package nerds care
Package-manager users care about facad as part of the modern ls-alternative family: a small native executable that changes everyday shell ergonomics without pulling in a large runtime.
Timeline
- 2024: GitHub repository created.
- 2024: v1.1.0 published on GitHub Releases.
- 2025: v2.20.16 published and tracked by Homebrew.
Related projects
- facad sits near other terminal directory-listing and ls-replacement tools, while keeping its implementation in C and its documented dependency surface minimal.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
facad | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version2.20.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.20.16
https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:facad |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.20.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/facad |
| Homepage | https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad |
| Repository | https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/yellow-footed-honeyguide/facad/archive/refs/tags/v2.20.16.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | facad |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation