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Update the comparison docs to account for eza's new theme support #112

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15 changes: 7 additions & 8 deletions docs/src/content/docs/about/comparison.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -32,20 +32,19 @@ alternatives, [eza](https://eza.rocks) and its predecessor
[importance](/features/importance/), making it suitable for modern dev
workflows involving tooling configs.

- eza uses arcane environment variables for customisation. <Pls /> uses
[cascading YAML files](/reference/conf/) to enable per-project configuration
that's also more readable, maintainable and ergonomic. You can also check
these config files into your VCS and share them with your team.
- eza supports theming using a global YAML file like <Pls />. But <Pls /> goes
further with [cascading YAML files](/reference/conf/) to enable per-project
configuration that's also more readable, maintainable and ergonomic. You can
also check these config files into your VCS and share them with your team.

- eza uses globs which limits the match to simple queries. <Pls /> uses
[specs](/guides/specs/) which match files using the full power of regex and
then provide both styling and [icons](/features/icons/) for their matches.
These specs can also be cascaded.

- eza output is very colorful, but limited to customisation using ANSI escape
codes. <Pls /> employs sparse color and formatting, to add meaning or context,
and these [styles](/guides/markup/) can be customised using English names or
even RGB notation.
- eza's output is very colorful by default whereas <Pls /> employs sparse color
and formatting, to add meaning or context. <Pls /> [markup](/guides/markup/)
syntax is more compact than eza's separate fields for colors and styles.

- <Pls /> has more [metadata fields](/features/detail_view/) compared to eza. It
also allows the user to view some metadata fields in multiple ways (including
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