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created: '2026-04-05T05:52:29+00:00'
id: 42f804d0-e8a6-40ed-a8b9-098147d9bf52
keywords:
- linux
- tools
- json
- better
- apps
- cli
- tmux
- alternative
- lazygit
- tui
- tool
- list
- command
- line
- ohmyposh
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modified: '2026-04-05T05:52:29+00:00'
summary: This note lists modern Linux CLI tools that enhance the standard command
  line experience with alternatives like `bat` (highlighted `cat`), `fd`/`rg` (faster
  find/grep), TUIs like `lazygit`/`lazydocker`, and utilities for JSON (`jq`, `jc`,
  `gron`) and Python (`uv`). These tools offer significant improvements over traditional
  Linux commands.
tags: []
title: Linux Apps and Tools
---

a#linux #cli

A list of command line tools to use in linux

ohmyposh
tmux

 bat - cat with highlight
 difftastic - better diff
 gdu - ncdu for ssds (disk space analyser)
 zoxide - modern cd
 fd - find alternative
 rg - ripgrep (grep)
 fzf - fuzzy finder
 jless - json viewer with mouse folding
 dra - download and install release assets
 lazygit - git TUI
 lazydocker - docker TUI
 yazi - file manager with image preview
 zellij - better tmux / screen
 starship - cross shell prompt config
task, a Makefile alternative
hyperfine, a benchmark tool
vegeta, a load testing tool
sd, a better, more intuitive sed

There’s also the JSON trinity:

jq, the well know JSON processor
jc, convert the output of many CLI tools to JSON
gron, make JSON greppable

For python:

uv instead of conda/pip

thefuck for screwing up commands
lazygit