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# Better CLI tools
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- **What**: What is the tool for
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- **OG**: Original tool
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- **Better**: Better tool to use
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- **Lang**: Language the tool is written in
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- **Multi**: Works on all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac, \*BSD)
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| What | OG | Better | Lang | Multi | How to install |
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| ------------------------- | -------- | --------- | ---- | ------------- | ---------------------------------- |
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| Find text in files | grep | [ripgrep] | Rust | ✔️ | `cargo install ripgrep` |
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| List files in a directory | ls | [exa] | Rust | ❌<sup>1</sup> | `cargo install exa` |
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| Read file content | cat | [bat] | Rust | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) |
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| Find files by name | find | [fzf] | Go | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) |
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| Count lines of code | cloc | [loc] | Rust | ✔️ | `cargo install loc` |
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| Navigate/manipulate JSON | _N/A_ | [jq] | C | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) |
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| Navigate/manipulate HTML | _N/A_ | [pup] | Go | ✔️ | `go get github.com/ericchiang/pup` |
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| Static HTTP file server | _[many]_ | [ran] | Go | ✔️ | `go get -u github.com/m3ng9i/ran` |
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[ripgrep]: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
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[loc]: https://github.com/cgag/loc
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[bat]: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
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[jq]: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
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[pup]: github.com/ericchiang/pup
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[fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
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[exa]: https://the.exa.website/
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[many]: https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255
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[ran]: https://github.com/m3ng9i/ran
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1. `exa` doesn't compile on Windows
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