How to install and use exa on Linux system?

To install and use exa on a Linux system, you can follow the steps below:

1. Open terminal:
   
   In Linux system, press
   Ctrl Alt T key combination opens the terminal.

2. Download exa:
   
   exa is a modern ls replacement tool that provides a more beautiful and feature-rich file listing. Enter the following command in the terminal to download exa:

   wget 

   This command will download the compressed file of exa from GitHub.

3. Decompress exa:
   
   Use the following command to decompress the downloaded exa compressed file:

   unzip exa-linux-x86_64-0.10.1.zip

   After decompression, an executable file named
   exa will be generated.

4. Install exa:
   
   Copy the exa file to the system's executable path so that the exa command can be used anywhere. Enter the following command:

   sudo mv exa-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/exa

   Enter password to confirm installation.

5. Verify installation:
   
   After the installation is complete, you can enter the following command to verify whether exa is installed successfully:

   exa --version

   If the installation is successful, the exa version information will be displayed.

Now, you have successfully installed exa. You can use the
exa command in the terminal instead of the
ls command to get a more beautiful and feature-rich file list. For example, you can enter the following command to view the files and folders in the current directory:

exa

exa also provides many options and parameters that can be customized and used according to your needs. You can use the
exa --help command to view exa's help documentation to learn more about usage and functions.

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