List of useful CLI tools written in rust. Including package name, command name, description and link to the repository

cli_tools.md

Rust Command-Line Tool Overview

Package	Command	Description	Link
bacon	bacon	Background rust code checker	https://github.com/Canop/bacon
bat	bat	cat clone with syntax-highlighting and Git integration	https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
bottom	btm	Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor	https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
broot	br		https://github.com/Canop/broot
delta	delta	Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output	https://github.com/dandavison/delta
dust	dust	More intuitive version of du (disk space usage)	https://github.com/bootandy/dust
exa	exa	A modern replacement for ls	https://github.com/ogham/exa
fd	fd	User-friendly alternative to find	https://github.com/sharkdp/fd
just	just	Command-line runner to run project-specific commands and document them in one file	https://github.com/casey/just
paru	paru	AUR helper and pacman wrapper (yay alternative)	https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru
ripgrep	rg	Line-oriented search tool (grep alternative)	https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
ripgrep-all	rga	ripgrep but also searches in pdf, docx, jpg, etc.	https://github.com/phiresky/ripgrep-all
sccache	sccache	ccache-like compiler caching tool with cloud storage	https://github.com/mozilla/sccache
tealdeer	tldr	Simplified, example based and community-driven man pages (tldr alternative)	https://github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer
tokei	tokei	Basic code statics like number of files, lines of code, etc., grouped by language	https://github.com/XAMPPRocky/tokei
zellij	zellij	Terminal workspace and multiplexer (tmux and screen alternative)	https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij
zoxide	zoxide	A smarter cd command	https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide

Tools to add:

• https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff
• https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
• https://github.com/pemistahl/grex
• https://github.com/ogham/exa
• https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich
• https://github.com/ellie/atuin
• https://github.com/lotabout/skim
• https://github.com/theryangeary/choose

I will test choose and grex next and eventually add them to the list.