list-files-by-lines

A utility to sort files by the number of lines they contain. Useful for traversing through larger codebases and refactoring.

Installation

Install globally using npm:

npm install -g list-files-by-lines

Usage

Run the command in your project directory:

list-files-by-lines [options]

Options

• -d, --directory <path>: Specify the directory to scan (default: current directory)
• -e, --exclude <pattern>: Exclude files/directories matching the pattern (can be used multiple times)
• -m, --min-lines <number>: Show only files with at least this many lines
• -s, --sort <asc|desc>: Sort order (default: desc)

Examples

1. List all files in the current directory, sorted by line count (descending):

   list-files-by-lines

2. Scan a specific directory:

   list-files-by-lines -d /path/to/project

3. Exclude node_modules and test files:

   list-files-by-lines -e node_modules -e *.test.js

4. Show only files with at least 100 lines:

   list-files-by-lines -m 100

5. Sort in ascending order:

   list-files-by-lines -s asc

License

ISC

Author

Narveer Rathore @narveer-rathore