riptree (rt)

riptree is a Rust rewrite of the Unix tree command. It aims to be a drop in replacement (alias tree="rt --compat") with some quality of life improvements, such as automatically respecting ignore files.

Current Status

riptree is under active development. The basic tree functionality has been implemented, but most options are not supported yet.

Backward Compatibility

riptree aims to produce identical output to the Unix tree command by default. We achieve this through a suite of integration tests, which compare the output of a reference tree implementation to the output of riptree.

There are some cases where the output of riptree will differ slightly from the output of the Unix tree command. For example, riptree automatically respects ignore files. For maximum backward compatibility, use the --compat flag, which disables all quality of life improvements.

Rust API

The Rust API is available for use in other projects, but no guarantee is made regarding API stability. We may offer a stable public API in future as this project matures.