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see also

• 37 INSANE Linux Commands you NEED to Know in 2025
  • duf - prettier version of df
  • mosh - ssh on lagging connection
  • wormhole - send file overnetwork without setting up server
  • …
• 10 CLI Tools I’m using alongside Claude Code / part 2
  • lazygit
  • glow - like bat
  • llmfit => to explore
  • ranger - file browser in term
    • yazi
  • zoxide - memorize where you are use to go (and cd you there)
    • interactive mode
  • btop - see top cmd below
  • chafa - terminal viewer
  • csvlens - scroll over csv files
  • eza - improved ls - can display icon / group in grid
  • tldr - summarize man page
  • yara - advanced grep for scan

# bat > cat ⮺

A cat(1) clone with wings. It has highlighting, paging, line numbers and git integration.

The bat command also allows me to search during output (only if the output is longer than the screen height) using the / key binding (similarly to less searching).

• 𝐛𝐚𝐭: the tool to syntax highlight (almost) anything on Linux

It can still be used like cat: “Whenever bat detects a non-interactive terminal, it will fall back to printing the plain file contents.”

# htop > top ⮺

# ncdu > du ⮺

# cp with progress ⮺