New(ish) command line tools (jvns.ca)

Article summary

The article lists new(ish) command line tools, including replacements for standard tools and new inventions, and provides examples of their uses. The tools are categorized into several sections, such as replacements for standard tools, new inventions, and JSON/YAML/CSV tools. The author also mentions their favorite tools and invites readers to try them out. The list is based on a Twitter thread where people shared their favorite command line tools.

Main themes

• command line tools
• productivity
• software development
• terminal tools
• environment variables

What commenters say

• Some commenters highly recommend direnv, a tool for loading environment variables depending on the current directory, and share their use cases for it. Others appreciate tools like bat, fd, and ripgrep, which provide improved functionality over traditional commands. A few commenters mention the need for a meta tool to help learn new command line tools and avoid using old ones. Some people share their own favorite tools, such as glow and mdp, for rendering markdown in the terminal. There are differing opinions on the usefulness of certain tools, with some finding them essential and others not seeing the need. A few commenters discuss the benefits of using tools like direnv and shadowenv for managing environment variables and PATH. Some people appreciate the aesthetic of terminal-based tools, while others prefer more traditional methods.
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