Post by ylee on Jul 27, 2020 11:19:49 GMT
The Unix/Linux command line is a programmers dream come true, despite some obvious flaws such as a lack of consistency with respect to command line arguments and more. With only classic Unix tools (grep, sed, ...) one can do incredible things. These classic tools are installed on almost every Distro you will find.
However I am starting this thread about tools you may use that are somewhat off the beaten path., not necessarily installed and maybe not even in the Repos. What more modern and not so common CLI tools do you find useful, open source tools prefered?
For me it is quite a few as I install and sometimes uninstall so many that I find myself losing track of them all.
But here is a small list of ones I find useful:
Ack and cheat are well known in my opinion but ditiaa is one I just recently discovered. Very cool if you ever have need of such diagrams. All 3 are in the repos.
What CLI tools do you use frequently or even occasionally but find impressive, cool or whatnot?
However I am starting this thread about tools you may use that are somewhat off the beaten path., not necessarily installed and maybe not even in the Repos. What more modern and not so common CLI tools do you find useful, open source tools prefered?
For me it is quite a few as I install and sometimes uninstall so many that I find myself losing track of them all.
But here is a small list of ones I find useful:
- ack is a Perl program that aims to be a replacement for grep. For most things I prefer ack.
- cheat a command line 'cheatsheet' program (originally I think it was python but now it is a go program). Sort of a man replacement
- ditaa is a Java program that can convert diagrams drawn using ascii into nice looking images.
Ack and cheat are well known in my opinion but ditiaa is one I just recently discovered. Very cool if you ever have need of such diagrams. All 3 are in the repos.
What CLI tools do you use frequently or even occasionally but find impressive, cool or whatnot?
