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title CLI Tools
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cli
tools
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CLI Tools

Favorites: bat, fzf, zoxide, tldr, yazi, pet Mac Specific: mole, mackup, unp

Core Replacements

Tool Replaces What it does
eza ls Directory listing with icons, git, tree view
bat cat File viewer with syntax highlighting
ripgrep grep Extremely fast recursive search
fd find Simple, fast file finder
dust du Intuitive disk usage visualizer
procs ps Modern process viewer
btop top Rich system and process monitor
zoxide cd Smarter cd (z <dir>)

Shell & Navigation

Tool What it does
fzf General-purpose fuzzy finder — ctrl+r, ctrl+t
yazi Terminal file manager with fzf + zoxide integration
tldr Simplified, community-driven man pages
thefuck Suggests the correct command after a mistake
ttyd Shell via Browser
grex Regex creator from provided samples

Development

Tool What it does
nvim Extensible modal text editor
lazygit Terminal UI for git operations
lazydocker Terminal UI for docker containers and images
direnv Auto-loads env variables per directory (.envrc)
stow Manage dotfiles with symlinks
asciinema Record and share terminal sessions
fabric AI-powered CLI for common LLM workflows

File & Data

Tool What it does
jq JSON processor (jq '.field')
unp Universal archive extractor
shred Securely delete files (overwrite before rm)
rsync Fast, incremental file sync and backup
wormhole Send files securely between machines
croc Also sends files but better
column Format text into aligned columns
faker Generates fake data

Network & Security

Tool What it does
termshark Terminal UI for Wireshark/tshark packet capture

Nix Ecosystem

Tool What it does
comma Run software without installing (, <cmd>)
nix-tree Browse Nix derivation dependency graphs
nix-index Find which package owns a file (nix-locate)
nvd Diff package versions between Nix generations
nix-direnv Faster Nix environment loading for direnv

Productivity

Tool What it does
taskwarrior Powerful CLI task manager (todo list) with filters and reports