Update tl flag

README.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ TEMPLATES:
    -validate                              validate the passed templates to nuclei
    -nss, -no-strict-syntax                disable strict syntax check on templates
    -td, -template-display                 displays the templates content
-   -tl                                    list all available templates
+   -tl                                    list all templates matching current filters
    -tgl                                   list all available tags
    -sign                                  signs the templates with the private key defined in NUCLEI_SIGNATURE_PRIVATE_KEY env variable
    -code                                  enable loading code protocol-based templates

cmd/nuclei/main.go

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.Validate, "validate", false, "validate the passed templates to nuclei"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.NoStrictSyntax, "no-strict-syntax", "nss", false, "disable strict syntax check on templates"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.TemplateDisplay, "template-display", "td", false, "displays the templates content"),
-		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.TemplateList, "tl", false, "list all available templates"),
+		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.TemplateList, "tl", false, "list all templates matching current filters"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.TagList, "tgl", false, "list all available tags"),
 		flagSet.StringSliceVarConfigOnly(&options.RemoteTemplateDomainList, "remote-template-domain", []string{"cloud.projectdiscovery.io"}, "allowed domain list to load remote templates from"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.SignTemplates, "sign", false, "signs the templates with the private key defined in NUCLEI_SIGNATURE_PRIVATE_KEY env variable"),

internal/runner/templates.go

@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ func (r *Runner) listAvailableStoreTemplates(store *loader.Store) {
 		config.DefaultConfig.TemplateVersion,
 		config.DefaultConfig.TemplatesDirectory,
 	)
-	for _, tpl := range store.Templates() {
+	// order templates alphabetically by path
+	templates := store.Templates()
+	sort.Slice(templates, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return templates[i].Path < templates[j].Path
+	})
+
+	for _, tpl := range templates {
 		if hasExtraFlags(r.options) {
 			if r.options.TemplateDisplay {
 				colorize := !r.options.NoColor