However, when a new project arrives and does more, suddenly it's dogshit because it's stopped evolving despite doing infinitely more than ls.
Unixheads have a weird inferiority complex when it comes to anything not in coreutils.
Also, learn to use ls -F under an alias. You get the 99% of the functionality with very little.
Why would it be a strong word? Here it is, in src/ls.c: https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils
It is then packaged by tens of operating system distributions, who themselves maintain extra patchsets, some of which are then upstreamed.
It is installed and used on millions (billions?) of devices, for 3 decades.
It's a very reliable and trusty "sharp stick of metal" :)
Calling it having your tools rug-pulled from you is, quite frankly, the most moronic thing I've read today.
the sharp stick of metal my dad gave me: 38 years and counting
long live the sharp stick of metal ?
What a terrible take. Yes, ls is maintained. Although, maintained is a very strong word. It exists. It's getting a few maintenance commits here and there, and in the mean time, it's feature done. It won't evolve anymore. Just like how exa will keep existing, and won't evolve anymore. Exa also does a hell of a lot more than ls, so will LSD, Eza and others. But keep using the sharp stick of metal if it makes you feel better.