Dev tools · September 27, 2023
Nav – A terminal navigator for interactive `ls` workflows
Hi Everyone, I built a tool for interactive navigation in the terminal that is intended to replace the all-too-familiar cycle of `ls` to view a directory, followed by `cd`, then `ls`, and repeat. nav is a terminal filesystem explorer built for interactive `ls` workflows. The key features I wanted to enable are interactivity and search without feeling like I'm using anything other than `ls`. nav supports common `ls` options/flags, as well as tab completion, and might expand its support for less common options in the future. These options exist as both CLI flags and interactive toggles.…
Nav – A terminal navigator for interactive `ls` workflows launched on September 27, 2023 with 75 votes, #1,221 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
In plain words
Nav is a terminal filesystem explorer designed to streamline navigation by combining listing and directory changing into one interactive workflow. Built for developers who work in the command line, it replaces repetitive cycles of `ls` and `cd` commands with an interactive interface that supports common `ls` options, tab completion, and interactive toggles. Nav works as a standalone tool or integrates with bash and zsh for tasks like changing directories or copying filenames to the clipboard.
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From the sources
Terminal navigator for interactive ls workflows. Contribute to dkaslovsky/nav development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi Everyone, I built a tool for interactive navigation in the terminal that is intended to replace the all-too-familiar cycle of `ls` to view a directory, followed by `cd`, then `ls`, and repeat. nav is a terminal filesystem explorer built for interactive `ls` workflows. The key features I wanted to enable are…
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