---
title: "tree"
category: "Terminal and shell"
tagline: "Show a directory and everything under it as an indented tree."
source: "pacman"
package: "tree"
command: "tree"
code: "https://gitlab.com/OldManProgrammer/unix-tree"
---

## What it is

tree lists the contents of a directory recursively, drawing the structure with lines so you can see at a glance what's inside and how it's nested.

```
tree -L 2 ~/Projects
```

## Why it's here

- **See structure quickly.** Useful for exploring a new project or explaining one.
- **Easy to share.** Its output pastes cleanly into documentation and chat.

## On CoreDesktop

tree is installed from pacman. Type `tree` in a terminal. For a tree with icons and Git status, CoreDesktop's `lt` alias uses eza instead. `update` keeps tree current with the pacman packages.