diff --git a/Better-CLI-tools.md b/Better-CLI-tools.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..31c1c41 --- /dev/null +++ b/Better-CLI-tools.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Better CLI tools + +- **What**: What is the tool for +- **OG**: Original tool +- **Better**: Better tool to use +- **Lang**: Language the tool is written in +- **Multi**: Works on all major platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac, \*BSD) + +| What | OG | Better | Lang | Multi | How to install | +| ------------------------- | -------- | --------- | ---- | ------------- | ---------------------------------- | +| Find text in files | grep | [ripgrep] | Rust | ✔️ | `cargo install ripgrep` | +| List files in a directory | ls | [exa] | Rust | ❌1 | `cargo install exa` | +| Read file content | cat | [bat] | Rust | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) | +| Find files by name | find | [fzf] | Go | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) | +| Count lines of code | cloc | [loc] | Rust | ✔️ | `cargo install loc` | +| Navigate/manipulate JSON | _N/A_ | [jq] | C | ✔️ | Package manager (+ choco) | +| Navigate/manipulate HTML | _N/A_ | [pup] | Go | ✔️ | `go get github.com/ericchiang/pup` | +| Static HTTP file server | _[many]_ | [ran] | Go | ✔️ | `go get -u github.com/m3ng9i/ran` | + +[ripgrep]: https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep +[loc]: https://github.com/cgag/loc +[bat]: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat +[jq]: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ +[pup]: github.com/ericchiang/pup +[fzf]: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf +[exa]: https://the.exa.website/ +[many]: https://gist.github.com/willurd/5720255 +[ran]: https://github.com/m3ng9i/ran + +1. `exa` doesn't compile on Windows