msls is a port of GNU ls onto the MS-Windows platform.
msls is an adaptation of the GNU ls directory information utility for
Microsoft Windows. It lists exhaustive information on on Windows files
in a format familiar to UNIX users, including information on DACLs/SACLs,
integrity levels, reparse points, shortcuts, hard links, symbolic links,
hidden streams, encryption, compaction, virtualization,
object tracking identifier, and offline status.
See the documentation for details.
You can download ls at u-tools.com/msls.
Also included is a native Windows version of the grep text search utility.
The primary repository is hosted on github at https://github.com/u-tools/msls
- Microsoft Visual C/C++ (
clv12.00+) and tools- free versions are available (see Visual Studio Express)
git clone https://github.com/u-tools/msls REPO_DIR
cd REPO_DIR
build &:: "release" is the default target
Build artifacts will be produced out-of-source, being placed in the "#build" subdirectory of REPO_DIR.
build help will show all available build targets. Some other specific build targets are:
build all |
build both debug and release artifacts |
build clean |
clean up all build artifacts |
build debug |
build debug artifacts |
build release |
build release artifacts |
To install: Copy "ls.exe" from the build directory to your favorite executable folder for your
32-bit command line utilities (eg, copy ls.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ls.exe
For documentation see https://u-tools.com/msls.htm
Set the "LS_OPTIONS" environment variable in Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables. The recommended option settings are:
-bhAC --more --color=auto --recent --streams
For grep the recommended settings for "GREP_OPTIONS" are:
--binary-files=text -d skip --color=auto
The port was written by Alan Klietz of U-Tools Software. Additional patches and a streamlined build process were contributed by Roy Ivy III.