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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install nuls

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

NuShell-inspired ls with colorful table output

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

nuls

history

Project history and usage

nuls is a small Rust command-line replacement/companion for `ls` that imitates the table-forward look of Nushell directory listings while keeping familiar `ls`-style flags.

Project history

GitHub's repository API reports that cesarferreira/nuls was created on December 9, 2025. The project is therefore a very recent terminal utility with a short public history.

The repository README describes nuls as a NuShell-inspired `ls` with colored table layout, directory/file tagging, human-readable sizes, relative modified times, hidden-file toggles, sorting/reverse flags, colored help, and optional inline git info.

Adoption history

Adoption evidence is modest. GitHub's API reported 146 stars and 8 forks on July 1, 2026, and the Homebrew formula showed 91 installs over the visible 365-day analytics window. That supports a niche CLI-tool classification rather than broad ecosystem adoption.

Homebrew packages it as stable 0.2.0 with bottles for Apple Silicon, Intel macOS, Linux ARM64, and Linux x86_64, which is enough distribution for terminal-tool enthusiasts to try it without building Rust locally.

How it is used

Users run `nuls` where they want `ls` output to be more scan-friendly: a box-drawn table, colored headers/borders, directory-first sorting, recency coloring, human-readable file sizes, and optional git status hints. The package is more about terminal ergonomics than system administration depth.

Package nerds would place nuls in the same aesthetic family as `exa`/`eza`, Nushell's structured listings, and other modern terminal UX tools. Its value is a compact Rust binary and a specific visual interpretation of `ls`, not a new file-discovery model.

Why package nerds care

nuls is useful to track as part of the continuing stream of modernized Unix command replacements, but its short history and low package-manager adoption keep confidence low.

Timeline

2025-12-09: GitHub repository created.
2026-07-01: GitHub API reported 146 stars and 8 forks; Homebrew formula showed stable 0.2.0 and 91 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

Nushell
eza
exa
ls

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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
`nuls`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03

manager version0.2.0

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nuls
Version	0.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/cesarferreira/nuls
Repository	https://github.com/cesarferreira/nuls
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/nuls.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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