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Modern Linux command-line tools

Core utilities

Section titled “Core utilities”
Tool Description
eza Modern ls with git integration, tree view, icons. Rust-based with extended attributes support.
bat cat with syntax highlighting (200+ languages), git integration, automatic paging.
fd Fast find alternative. Respects .gitignore, 3-5x faster, regex/glob support.
ripgrep Blazing-fast recursive grep. Auto-skips binaries/hidden dirs. Processes 10GB+ codebases in seconds.
zoxide Smart cd replacement. Learns frecency patterns for instant navigation.
fzf Interactive fuzzy finder for any input. Shell history, files, processes. Handles 10M+ lines.

System monitoring

Section titled “System monitoring”
Tool Description
btop Advanced resource monitor. Mouse-driven, network stats, disk I/O graphs.
procs Modern ps with tree view, per-process ports, search. Color-coded resource usage.

Disk analysis

Section titled “Disk analysis”
Tool Description
dust Graphical du showing largest directories first. Permission-error tolerant.
duf Better df with color-coded warnings, device grouping, JSON export.
gdu Fast ncurses disk analyzer. 1TB in <1 minute. Direct deletion support.
broot Interactive tree navigation with fuzzy search, preview, command execution.

Text processing

Section titled “Text processing”
Tool Description
sd Intuitive sed with Perl regex. Literal mode avoids escaping hell.
choose Human-friendly cut/awk for columns. Zero-indexed, negative indices.
jq JSON query/transform with filter expressions. Streaming for multi-GB files.
delta Enhanced git diff with syntax highlighting, side-by-side view, hunk navigation.

Network tools

Section titled “Network tools”
Tool Description
gping Real-time graphical ping. Multi-host with color-coded latency.
xh Rust httpie with 10x faster startup. JSON-first, session persistence.
dog Modern DNS client. Clean tables, DoH/DoT support, color-coded records.
trippy Interactive traceroute with packet loss visualization, per-hop latency distribution.
aria2 Multi-protocol downloader (HTTP/FTP/BitTorrent). Connection splitting, resume support.

Development tools

Section titled “Development tools”
Tool Description
lazygit Terminal Git UI. Staging, interactive rebase, conflict resolution. Vim keys.
lazydocker Docker/compose TUI. Live logs, stats, shell access, resource pruning.
just Command runner like Make, minus the makefile insanity. Explicit recipes, cross-platform.
hyperfine Command benchmarking with statistics. Warmup runs, outlier detection, JSON export.

Shell enhancement

Section titled “Shell enhancement”
Tool Description
starship Cross-shell prompt. Git status, language versions, timing. Sub-ms rendering, TOML config.

Documentation

Section titled “Documentation”
Tool Description
tealdeer Fast Rust tldr client. 1000+ cached examples, single-command updates.
lnav Log viewer merging files by timestamp. Syslog/JSON/Apache syntax, SQL queries.
tailspin Log colorizer for severity, timestamps, IPs, UUIDs. Works as pipe filter.

Nix-specific

Section titled “Nix-specific”
Tool Description
nh Nix helper with better defaults. Auto-diff before system switch.
nom Colorized Nix output with progress bars. Groups stages, highlights warnings.

Resources

Section titled “Resources”