We’ve talked about some of these tools in previous Linux Fu posts, but having these in one collection is handy and - we presume - the list will update from time to time, so it is worth watching the project on GitHub. However, you’ll probably find one or two interesting commands that become part of your workflow if they aren’t already. You might not use every command on this list, and finger memory is very powerful (although you can always create an alias if you are brave enough). Programs like xh, curlie, and httpie, for example, offer easier ways to do various network requests. Rounding out the list are commands that offer dedicated network help where you might use telnet, wget, or curl. The tldr and tealdeer commands give you just the common options for commands and cheat offers interactive cheat sheets. Sometimes the man command gives you too much detailed information. You can use cut to pull parts of a file or stream out, but choose makes it easier. For example, you can use sed to search and replace text, but sd is easier. Many of the commands offer less power to make common tasks easier. Instead of cd, you can use zoxide to get some advanced capabilities that are native so some shells. There’s delta for replacing diff, and duf or dust to replace du. The exa and lsd commands are like ls, and lsd is even compatible with ls. For example, bat is like cat with syntax coloring and git integration. Some of the commands replace very common commands. However, the tools in the list do have great features including things that were uncommon in the old days such as the use of color, text-based graphics, and things like git integration. Of course, modern doesn’t always mean better. We’ve looked at a few more modern alternatives before, and has a GitHub collection of many such tools that’s worth checking out. Many Linux tools we use every day are direct descendants from Unix tools that have been around for almost half a century. Sometimes we do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done them.” Screws, for example, had slotted heads in the 1500s and slotted heads are notoriously bad, but despite Robertson in 1907 and Phillips in the 1930s, it took decades for slotted screw heads to become uncommon and they still lurk in a few areas.
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