List of useful CLI tools (mostly written in Rust).

cli-tools.md

General

Package	Command	Description	Link
atuin		Replaces your existing Shell history - better search, more context (date, time)	https://github.com/ellie/atuin
bacon	bacon	Background rust code checker	https://github.com/Canop/bacon
bandwhich	bandwhich	Display network utilization by process, connection and remote IP/hostname	https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich
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	A better way to navigate directories	https://github.com/Canop/broot
delta	delta	Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output	https://github.com/dandavison/delta
difftastic	difft	Structural diff tool that compares files based on their syntax	https://github.com/wilfred/difftastic
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
lazygit	lg	A simple terminal UI for git commands	https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
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
skim	sk	Fuzzy Finder - anywhere you would use grep try sk instead	https://github.com/lotabout/skim
starship	starship	Cross-shell prompt	https://github.com/starship/starship
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
trashy	trash	a cli system trash manager, alternative to rm and trash-cli	https://github.com/oberblastmeister/trashy
yazi	yazi	Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O	https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi
zellij	zellij	Terminal workspace and multiplexer (tmux and screen alternative)	https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij
zoxide	zoxide	A smarter cd command - basically fuzzy-finding cd	https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide

Specific

Package	Command	Description	Link
biodiff	biodiff	Compare binary files using alignment algorithms	https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff
cargo-cross	cross	“Zero setup” cross compilation and “cross testing” of Rust crates	https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
choose	choose	human-friendly alternative to cut and (sometimes) awk	https://github.com/theryangeary/choose
fblog	fblog	A small tool to view json log files	https://github.com/brocode/fblog
grex	grex	Automatically creates a RegEx from multiple test cases	https://github.com/pemistahl/grex
grip	grip	Preview GitHub README.md files locally before committing them	https://github.com/joeyespo/grip
just	just	Command-line runner to run project-specific commands and document them in one file	https://github.com/casey/just
procs	procs	procs is a replacement for ps	https://github.com/dalance/procs
sccache	sccache	ccache-like compiler caching tool with cloud storage	https://github.com/mozilla/sccache
teehee	teehee	A modal terminal hex editor	https://github.com/Gskartwii/teehee