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# Modern Linux command-line tools

> A curated reference of modern CLI alternatives to classic Unix tools

## Core utilities

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

## System monitoring

| Tool                                             | Description                                                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**btop**](https://github.com/aristocratos/btop) | Advanced resource monitor. Mouse-driven, network stats, disk I/O graphs.           |
| [**procs**](https://github.com/dalance/procs)    | Modern `ps` with tree view, per-process ports, search. Color-coded resource usage. |

## Disk analysis

| Tool                                         | Description                                                                  |
| -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**dust**](https://github.com/bootandy/dust) | Graphical `du` showing largest directories first. Permission-error tolerant. |
| [**duf**](https://github.com/muesli/duf)     | Better `df` with color-coded warnings, device grouping, JSON export.         |
| [**gdu**](https://github.com/dundee/gdu)     | Fast ncurses disk analyzer. 1TB in \<1 minute. Direct deletion support.      |
| [**broot**](https://github.com/Canop/broot)  | Interactive tree navigation with fuzzy search, preview, command execution.   |

## Text processing

| Tool                                                 | Description                                                                     |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**sd**](https://github.com/chmln/sd)                | Intuitive `sed` with Perl regex. Literal mode avoids escaping hell.             |
| [**choose**](https://github.com/theryangeary/choose) | Human-friendly `cut`/`awk` for columns. Zero-indexed, negative indices.         |
| [**jq**](https://github.com/jqlang/jq)               | JSON query/transform with filter expressions. Streaming for multi-GB files.     |
| [**delta**](https://github.com/dandavison/delta)     | Enhanced git diff with syntax highlighting, side-by-side view, hunk navigation. |

## Network tools

| Tool                                                 | Description                                                                            |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**gping**](https://github.com/orf/gping)            | Real-time graphical `ping`. Multi-host with color-coded latency.                       |
| [**xh**](https://github.com/ducaale/xh)              | Rust `httpie` with 10x faster startup. JSON-first, session persistence.                |
| [**dog**](https://github.com/ogham/dog)              | Modern DNS client. Clean tables, DoH/DoT support, color-coded records.                 |
| [**trippy**](https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy) | Interactive `traceroute` with packet loss visualization, per-hop latency distribution. |
| [**aria2**](https://github.com/aria2/aria2)          | Multi-protocol downloader (HTTP/FTP/BitTorrent). Connection splitting, resume support. |

## Development tools

| Tool                                                          | Description                                                                              |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**lazygit**](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit)       | Terminal Git UI. Staging, interactive rebase, conflict resolution. Vim keys.             |
| [**lazydocker**](https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker) | Docker/compose TUI. Live logs, stats, shell access, resource pruning.                    |
| [**just**](https://github.com/casey/just)                     | Command runner like Make, minus the makefile insanity. Explicit recipes, cross-platform. |
| [**hyperfine**](https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine)         | Command benchmarking with statistics. Warmup runs, outlier detection, JSON export.       |

## Shell enhancement

| Tool                                                 | Description                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**starship**](https://github.com/starship/starship) | Cross-shell prompt. Git status, language versions, timing. Sub-ms rendering, TOML config. |

## Documentation

| Tool                                                 | Description                                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [**tealdeer**](https://github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer)    | Fast Rust tldr client. 1000+ cached examples, single-command updates.          |
| [**lnav**](https://github.com/tstack/lnav)           | Log viewer merging files by timestamp. Syslog/JSON/Apache syntax, SQL queries. |
| [**tailspin**](https://github.com/bensadeh/tailspin) | Log colorizer for severity, timestamps, IPs, UUIDs. Works as pipe filter.      |

## Nix-specific

| Tool                                                      | Description                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**nh**](https://github.com/viperML/nh)                   | Nix helper with better defaults. Auto-diff before system switch.             |
| [**nom**](https://github.com/maralorn/nix-output-monitor) | Colorized Nix output with progress bars. Groups stages, highlights warnings. |

## Resources

* [modern-unix](https://github.com/ibraheemdev/modern-unix) — curated CLI alternatives
* [Arch utilities list](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Utilities) — comprehensive reference