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I tried using tree command to see the directory structure but it dint work on my mac terminal, it says : command not found. I tried to install the package for command using $brew install tree. it did not work either???

Harish Thalluri
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brew install tree

Windows and Linux already have the function, so Mac needs installation.

Reference: https://superuser.com/q/359723

Philip Ciunkiewicz
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user11677534
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Why not make your own? Open up ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc or /etc/bashrc (open that one with sudo) and add the following line at the bottom:

alias tree='find . -print | sed -e "s;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g"'

Now log out and log back in and your tree command should work - albeit lacking some function of the utility, no doubt :)

I tested this, but thanks to http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/09/view-folder-tree-terminal-mac-os-tree-equivalent/ for coming up with the idea.

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If you're using Homebrew on your Mac, simply use brew install tree command on your terminal.

Kalhara Tennakoon
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If you dont have availability to install tree in linux, but you have installed gio, you can use gio tree with similar functionality.

Ershow Daniel
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If you are using Linux, try this: sudo apt install tree.

Hope it works.

Laura
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