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Branch

Download for Windows v0.1.0 · 2.4 MB
Windows Linux

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branch_VrI4bna.exe
2.4 MB · SHA-256 26251042df5a…
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If you've already added the repository, just run:

sudo apt install branch
First-time setup (add repository) 
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/colaapps.list > /dev/null <<'EOF'
deb [trusted=yes] https://colaapps.com/repo stable main
EOF
sudo apt update
sudo apt install branch
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