Stop using dated CLI tools, here are 9 better alternatives that are all open source:
1. cat -> bat - adds syntax highlighting and line numbers -
github.com/sharkdp/bat
2. ls -> exa - more features (e.g. coloring, git aware) modern replacement -
github.com/ogham/exa
3. delta - syntax highlighter for git, diff, grep output. Much easier to read -
github.com/dandavison/delta
4. df -> duf - better readability (e.g. viewport adjustments, coloring) -
github.com/muesli/duf
5. tree -> broot - better UI, persistent file management and traversal -
github.com/Canop/broot
6. find -> fd - more user-friendly, and faster -
github.com/sharkdp/fd
7. grep -> ripgrep - git aware and higher performance -
github.com/BurntSushi/ripgre…
8. ctrl r -> mcfly - a more intelligent shell history search -
github.com/cantino/mcfly
9. man -> tldr - more simple, easier to use man pages maintained by the community -
github.com/tldr-pages/tldr
If you liked this list, there's a more thorough list maintained in this repo here, take a look:
github.com/ibraheemdev/moder…
Credit
@amilajack's original thread that has most of these tools and more:
twitter.com/amilajack/status…
Life is to short to use dated cli tools that suck
Try these instead 🧵