A list of command line tools that are somewhat useful to most people
If you have a tool to recommend, send me an e-mail
| Name | Why |
|---|---|
| pdfgrep | grep for pdf files |
| pdftk | toolkit for pdf files |
| entr | do something when a file changes |
| fd | faster than find and easier interface |
| fzf | quickly fuzzy search files |
| tree | tree list directories |
| tmux | screen but better |
| xsel | better than xclip |
| festival | better than espeak |
| hyperfine | benchmarking tool |
| ImageMagick | for images |
| ffmpeg | for audio/video |
| sox | for sound |
| rsync | sync files between hosts |
| wget | easy to use CLI downloader |
| curlie | curl but interface is better for REST |
| httpie | like curl with easier interface |
| tcpdump | analyze network traffic from the CLI |
| torsocks | use TOR from the CLI |
| sqlite | easy to use SQL |
| ts | add a timestamp to your output |
| parallel | why do things in parallel (also remember to cite) |
| miller | query csv/json files |
| jq | process json files |
| jo | create json objects |
| jc | converts command output into json |
| gron | makes json easier to grep |