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Replace your Dated 🐧Linux Command Line Utilities with These Modern Alternatives.

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1. exa
A modern replacement for ls with coloring written in Rust.
github.com/ogham/exa
2. btop++
Modern replacement for top written in C+. Btop++ is a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network, and processes
github.com/aristocratos/b…
3. htop
htop is another modern top replacement.
4. bat
A modern replacement for cat written in Rust. Unlike cat, this tool supports syntax highlighting for many programming languages out of the box.
github.com/sharkdp/bat
5. duf
A better alternative for df written in Go.
github.com/muesli/duf
6. fd
A simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to the find command written in Rust.
github.com/sharkdp/fd
7. dust
du + rust = dust. Like du but more intuitive.
github.com/bootandy/dust
8. ripgrep
ripgrep is a super-fast grep alternative written in Rust.
github.com/BurntSushi/rip…
9. tldr
TL;DR stands for "Too Long; Didn't Read".
tldr is great when you just want to check a few common commands syntax without scrolling through a detailed manpage.
github.com/tldr-pages/tldr
10. procs
A modern replacement for ps written in Rust.
github.com/dalance/procs
11. zoxide
Yet another tool written in Rust. Zoxide is a fast replacement for the cd command. It keeps track of the directories you visit and you can quickly navigate to them without specifying the complete path.
github.com/ajeetdsouza/zo…
12. gping
Ping with graph and we're back again to the Rust world!.πŸ˜„
github.com/orf/gping
13. gtop
System monitoring dashboard for terminal written in Javascript
github.com/aksakalli/gtop
14. fzf
Fzf is fast fuzz search tool Guess which language it is written in? Nope, not Rust. It's written in Go.
github.com/junegunn/fzf
15. broot
A new way to see and navigate directory trees. I'm beginning to think that Rust is now the god languageπŸ˜„πŸ˜„.
github.com/Canop/broot
15. Glances
Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop/btop alternative written in Python.
github.com/nicolargo/glan…
16. bottom
Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor. Inspired by gtop, gotop, and htop. Guess which language it is written in? You might have guessed right. It's written in Rust.
github.com/ClementTsang/b…
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