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Branch

Download for Windows v0.1.0 · 2.4 MB
Windows Linux

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branch_VrI4bna.exe
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If you've already added the repository, just run:

sudo apt install branch
First-time setup (add repository) 
curl -fsSL -o /tmp/colaapps-archive-keyring.gpg \
     https://colaapps.com/repo/colaapps-archive-keyring.gpg &&
sudo install -D -m 0644 /tmp/colaapps-archive-keyring.gpg \
     /etc/apt/keyrings/colaapps-archive-keyring.gpg

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/colaapps.list > /dev/null <<'EOF'
deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/colaapps-archive-keyring.gpg] https://colaapps.com/repo stable main
EOF

sudo apt update
sudo apt install branch

The first two commands install the ColaApps signing key, so apt verifies every index it downloads. Needs curl. Debian and Ubuntu.

Added ColaApps before, with [trusted=yes]? That turns signature checking off — run the block above again, it overwrites the old line.

branch_0.1.0_amd64.deb
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About

Branch

Branch is a smart, modern CLI tool for scanning directories and exporting structured data.

Features

  • 🌳 Tree view (default)
  • 👁️ Optional content preview mode (head/tail/full)
  • 📄 CSV export
  • 🗄️ SQLite export
  • ⚡ Fast and structured output

🚀 Quick Start

cargo run -- .

Or (after building):

target/release/branch <PATH>

By default, this runs in Tree mode.

🌳 Default Behavior (Tree Mode)

If you run Branch with no preview flags, it prints tree-only:

branch .

👁️ Content Preview Mode (head / tail / full)

Preview mode is enabled automatically when you use any of these flags:

  • --head N → show first N lines of each text file
  • --tail N → show last N lines of each text file
  • --full → show full text file contents

✅ You do not have to specify --format text for these to work.

Examples:

branch . --head 20
branch . --tail 20
branch . --full

Notes on file reading (--max-bytes)

  • Default: 2,000,000 bytes per file
  • Larger files are truncated
  • Binary files are skipped

📦 Output Formats

Tree (default)

branch .

Text (tree + contents)

branch . --format text --head 20
branch . --format text --tail 20
branch . --format text --full

CSV

branch . --format csv --out files.csv

SQLite

branch . --format sqlite --db data.db

⚙️ Options

Option Description
PATH Root path to scan
--all Include hidden files
--depth N Limit traversal
--head N Show first N lines
--tail N Show last N lines
--full Show full content
--format tree / text / csv / sqlite
--out FILE Write output file
--db FILE SQLite database
--max-bytes N Max bytes per file

📄 Man Page

man -l docs/branch.1

✅ Status

  • Core engine complete
  • CLI working
  • Multi-format supported

License

MIT