tree3

Tree3

Tree3 is a command-line utility designed to simplify the process of working with directory structures (works on all operating systems: Linux, macOS, Windows and etc.). Its core functionalities are:

• Displaying Directory Structures: Generate a visual, tree-like representation of a specified directory, similar to the classic tree command but more useful.

  Example output:

/
├── src/
│   ├── main.py
│   └── utils.py
├── config.py
├── README.md
└── setup.py

• Creating Directory Structures: Parse a text file containing a predefined tree structure and create the corresponding directories and empty files on the filesystem.

The tool aims to assist developers, particularly when interacting with AI code generation tools or when sharing project structures. It provides options for filtering based on .gitignore rules, saving the output to a file, and copying the structure to the clipboard.

Installation

Install tree3 using pip:

pip install tree3

Usage

tree3 is invoked from the command line.

Synopsis

tree3 [OPTIONS] [path]

Arguments and Options

• path (Optional): The directory path whose structure you want to display. Defaults to the current directory (.).
This argument is ignored if -i is used.

• -o FILE, --output FILE: Save the generated tree structure to the specified FILE.

• -i FILE, --input FILE: Read a tree structure definition from the specified FILE and create the corresponding directories and files.

• -g, --ignore: Respect rules found in the .gitignore file within the target directory when generating the tree. This ignores files and directories specified in .gitignore.

• -c, --copy: Copy the generated tree structure to the system clipboard.

• -v, --version: Display the version of tree3 and exit.

• -h, --help: Display the help message and exit.

Examples

1. Display the structure of the current directory:

tree3 [path]

output:

/
├── tree3/
│   ├── core/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── builder.py
│   │   ├── parser.py
│   │   └── tree.py
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── __init__.py
│   │   ├── clipboard.py
│   │   ├── file_utils.py
│   │   └── gitignore.py
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── __main__.py
│   ├── cli.py
│   ├── config.py
│   └── constants.py
├── LICENSE
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── setup.py

2. Display the structure of a specific project directory:

tree3 /path/to/my/project

3. Display structure, ignoring files/dirs from .gitignore:

tree3 -g /path/to/my/project

4. Save the structure to a file and copy it to the clipboard:

tree3 my_project -c -o structure.txt

5. Create directories and files from a structure definition file:

tree3 -i structure.txt

Contributing

Feel free to open issues and pull requests on the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Built with ♥ by Amir Mazinani!