Thanks for erdtree, it's a much better experience for me than tree(1)/du(1)/sort(1)/grep(1) combination hacking · solidiquis/erdtree · Discussion #225

johnnyutahh
Jul 2, 2023

[This is not an "idea" (per the Discussion category), only a "thank you note."]

Thank you @solidiquis for creating and maintaining erdtree. It's a much better experience for me than the tedious tree(1)/du(1)/sort(1)/grep(1) combination hacking I was previously trying through the years.

And thank you for writing it in Rust, making it easier and arguably more-reliable for any future pull requests I may submit.

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solidiquis
Jul 3, 2023
Maintainer

Glad to hear! You just gave me some inspiration on a hook for the README so thanks for that as well! 😄

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@johnnyutahh

johnnyutahh Jul 3, 2023
Author

You just gave me some inspiration on a hook for the README so thanks for that as well! 😄

Pleased to hear this. Also, if it helps and you're not already familiar:

Consider fd (also written in Rust, by a clear Rust lover: https://github.com/sharkdp), which I find to be a fantastic find alternative:

https://github.com/sharkdp/fd
https://stackoverflow.com/a/71931037/605356

Integrations with fd --exec erd [...] might be interesting and possibly wider-audience marketable. Leveraging existing or future erd features to attract fd might also be useful; it feels like there could be simliar usage paradigms between the two (erd and fd) projects.

@johnnyutahh

johnnyutahh Jul 3, 2023
Author

...and now that I think about it: I could potentially see a world were there's some benefit in merging erd and fd into the same command. Maybe. A very unstudied thought... that may or may not make sense after appropriate scrutiny.

Until then, I'm may try using fd --exec erd [...] a bit more.

@johnnyutahh

johnnyutahh Jul 5, 2023
Author

Another place/project that recently added a Homebrew formula for which it might be useful to "poach" ideas (because it pitches "includes the best features of ls(1), find(1), stat(1) and du(1)", similar to my "pitches" above) that I just discovered (because it's a new Homebrew formula)... if you're not already familiar:

https://github.com/leahneukirchen/lr (C-based)