Boost Your Project Organization: Using the Tree Command to Visualize Folder Structures 📂

Make Sense of Complex Project Directories with the Tree Command

UmairQA
4 min readOct 14, 2024

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When working on complex automation projects, things can quickly get messy. Keeping track of all your folders and files — especially when they’re buried deep within subdirectories — can be a nightmare. Enter the tree command! 🌲 It’s a tool that’s perfect for displaying your project’s folder structure in a clear, visual way.

Using tree can give you a neat, readable overview of your directories, helping you navigate your project effortlessly. Here's how you can use this tool to your advantage as a QA automation engineer.

📂 What is the Tree Command?

The tree command is a lightweight, open-source tool that lists directories and files in a tree-like format, showing how they are organized. It's especially useful for large projects with deeply nested directories, giving you a snapshot of the project's structure.

For automation projects, where folder organization is critical, tree provides a quick way to see how files like test scripts, configs, and dependencies are structured. Think of it as an "X-ray" for your project’s directory layout.

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UmairQA

Experienced SDET skilled in JavaScript, Python, Cypress, Playwright, CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, Selenium, API testing, Postgres, and MySQL, for robust QA automation.