I never used exa as a general `ls` replacement, but I did use it as a `tree` replacement. Its tree view that gives you file stats from ls alongside a `tree`-like view I haven't found replicated in any other tool.

Here are the aliases I use:

    et() { exa -alT --git -I'.git|node_modules|.mypy_cache|.pytest_cache|.venv' --color=always "$@" | less -R; }
    alias et1='et -L1'
    alias et2='et -L2'
    alias et3='et -L3'

exa never handled git ignores correctly so I had to manually provide common ignores with -I. But the above alias provides a scrollable tree view, with files colorized according to LS_COLORS, with file stats like `ls -l`, that I haven't found provided by any other tool. Suggestions for replacements welcome.