# Install nuls with Homebrew

NuShell-inspired ls with colorful table output. Version 0.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:nuls
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nuls
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:nuls
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Source summary:** NuShell-inspired ls with colorful table output
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/cesarferreira/nuls>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cesarferreira/nuls>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- nuls (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.2.0
## 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

- <https://api.github.com/repos/cesarferreira/nuls>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nuls>
- <https://github.com/cesarferreira/nuls>
- <https://www.nushell.sh/>


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nuls.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/nuls.yml)


## Sources

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