fav-rust-utils.md

install rust with rustup:

• https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

exa (the new ls)

• cargo install exa
• binary: exa
• repo: https://github.com/ogham/exa
• note on current version I had to switch to rust nightly for mac, wouldn't compile: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/rust-programming-by/9781788390637/e07dc768-de29-482e-804b-0274b4bef418.xhtml

bat (the new cat)

• cargo install bat
• binary: bat
• repo: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

bottom (cool top replacement)

• cargo install bottom
• binary: btm
• repo: https://github.com/clementtsang/bottom

fd-find (fd is a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find)

• cargo install fd-find
• binary: fd
• repo: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

gitui (wha?? I can get useful repo info and I don't have to go to repo gui?)

• cargo install gitui
• binary: gitui
• repo: https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui

ripgrep (fly grep fly..)

• cargo install ripgrep
• binary: rg
• repo: https://github.com/burntsushi/ripgrep

starship (I prefer to compile my favorite shell prompt!)

• info: https://starship.rs/
• cargo install starship
• driven by ~/.zshrc and ~/.config/starship.toml
• my mac config: https://gist.github.com/SteveDevOps/54abe46ad5c0ff3f7b5cf178be0023ba
• my mac starship.toml:
• my popos config:
• my popos starship.toml:
• firacode font set: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v2.1.0/FiraCode.zip

xcp (wha?? cp with progress bar!? OMG!)

• cargo install xcp
• binary: xcp
• repo: https://github.com/tarka/xcp

zoxide (I'm deep in a dir structure and I need to cd to another deep dir structure.. wtf was that path again???)

• cargo install zoxide
• driven by ~/.zshrc
• my mac config: https://gist.github.com/SteveDevOps/54abe46ad5c0ff3f7b5cf178be0023ba
• my popos config:

discover more: https://lib.rs/command-line-utilities

my most needed native tootchain utils:

cargo-update

• cargo install cargo-update
• cmnd: cargo install-update -a (update everything installed!)

cargo-cache

• cargo install cargo-cache
• cmnd: cargo cache -a (cleanup and keep things tidy on disk!)