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GNU Coreutils vs eza: catalog facts
GNU Coreutils	eza
Free Free software from the GNU Project.	Free Free and open source under the European Union Public Licence 1.2.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Standard command set on most Linux systems Covers file, shell and text operations	Colours by file type and optional icons for a readable listing Built-in tree view with -T, no separate command needed
Behaviour and options differ from BSD versions on macOS	Command line only, and its options are not quite ls's Icons need a font patched with them installed
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: EUPL-1.2
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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