Here is a list of tools I use on a daily basis. It is not exhaustive, but it is a good starting point for anyone looking to get started with the command line.
Tool
Task
fish shell with oh my fish
shell
neovim text editor
fd
find files
ripgrep search in files
fastmod search and replace text in files
lf terminal file browser
zoxyde
faster cd command, z jumps to frequently used dirs
bat
show file contents (better less)
fzf
fuzzy finder
tmux
terminal multiplexer
atuin
history manager (like mcfly)
dust check file sizes and disk usage
bottom btm
system monitor (better htop)
aichat
CLI for chatgpt
gh
GitHub CLI
eza
list files (better ls)
delta
git diff viewer
Less frequently used CLI tools
Tool
Task
httpie making HTTP requests
hyperfine CLI benchmarking / time tools
jq command line JSON processor
yq
command line YAML processor
gitui
CLI for git
lazygit
CLI for git
mdp
command line markdown presentation
tokei
count lines of code
mcfly fly through your shell history (Control R) . Move to atuin.
tldr
cheat sheets for command line tools
glow
markdown viewer in terminal
Other CLI tools that I have used but replaced
Tool
Task
sd replace files, I use fastmod instead
ag (the-silver-searcher)
search in files, I use ripgrep instead
grep
search in files, I use ripgrep instead
exa
list files (better ls)
Plugin
Task
vimwiki
wiki
lf.vim
lf file browser
copilot
copilot
codecompanion
AI chat
fzf / telescope
fuzzy finder
vim-gitgutter
git diff, git status, commit ...
coc.nvim
autocomplete (pyright, ruff)
vim-surround
surround text objects
vim-commentary
comment code (gcc)
vim-sneak
jump to any 2-char match
ale
linting (ruff)
vim-fugitive
git integration
undotree
visual undo history
img-clip.nvim
paste images from clipboard
vim-test
run tests
Tool
Task
flameshot
screenshot tool
baobab
disk usage analyzer
kdiff3
merge conflict resolver
tmux
terminal multiplexer
zellij
terminal multiplexer
Listed in order of preference.
Tiling_window_manager :
Linux
i3wm
dwm awseome
bspwm
sway
MacOs
Terminal:
alacritty: GPU accelerated
Ghostty
kitty: GPU accelerated
st tmux: terminal multiplexer
editor:
documents
Shell:
fish: friendly interactive shell
zsh: z-shell terminal
xonshrc : python-based terminal
starship : command prompt for bash
launcher
Reader
zathura: pdf reader
newsboat: rss feed reader
fx : json
browse the web
googler
s-search
howdoi
tldr
cheat
documentation
Terminal file manager
ucollage: images browser on terminal repo
move around
Search files
video
mpv: player
kdenlive: editor
losslesscut: cutter
music
Browser
firefox qutebrowser
chromium
brave
System overview
glances
htop
neofetch
top
Monitor display management:
mons : manage monitors config from the terminal
arandr: manange monitors with GUI
xrandr : traditional command line tool
open files
System preferences
network manager for LAN and wifi
nmtui: text GUI
nmcli: command line
audio
OS
Manjaro arch sudo pacman -Syu PackageName
fedora rpm PackageName
linux mint/ubuntu/debian. sudo dpkg -i PackageDebian.deb
documentation
dash:
Cheatsheet: hold on command to see which key bindings you can use for each application
keyboard
tiling window manager
yabai MacOS window manager
spectacle
amethist
aws services
lifecycle manager: snap machines
ec2: virtual private
eks: kubernetes
paralell-cluster: sun grid engine to queue and run bash jobs. can be ellastic.
s3: block storage
serving your website with github pages
netlify also has a nice free tier
pyenv : install and run different python versions
pipx : install packages that are available from different virtual environments
packaging :
jupyerlab Linter: checks for syntax errors
Autoformatter
Testing
pre commit guides
Awesome:
key
action
jj
escape insert mode
space
toggle fold
S
search and replace all
Ctrl + s
save file
Ctrl + h/j/k/l
navigate splits
Ctrl + p
paste from clipboard
Ctrl + y (visual)
copy to clipboard
Y
yank to end of line
//
search lines in buffer (fzf)
??
ripgrep search (fzf)
cc
command palette (fzf)
< / > (visual)
indent and reselect
- (visual)
replace spaces with underscores
key
action
'w
save all
'q
quit
'z
save all and quit
'f / 'o
fzf files
'b
fzf buffers
'j
fzf history
't
new tab
'T
open terminal
'- / '_
vsplit / hsplit
'l
lf file browser
'N
NERDTree toggle
'n
toggle relative numbers
'u
undotree toggle
'v
paste image (img-clip)
'a
autoformat
'y
tagbar toggle
'k
close buffer
'p / '"
previous buffer
''
next buffer
'S
replace word under cursor
'/
CtrlSF regex search
'c / 'C
CtrlSF focus / toggle
'id
insert date
'1
run file in ipython
'2
compile and run
key
action
'g
git status (fugitive)
'ga / 'gw
git add (stage file)
'gc
git commit -va
'gd
git diff split
'gp
git push
'gb
git blame
'gf / 'gj
diffget //2 or //3 (merge)
key
action
gd
go to definition
'd
go to definition
'D
go to declaration
'r
rename symbol
'R
refactor
'ch
hover documentation
'cf
code action
'ca
quick fix
'cl
diagnostics list
'cp
copilot
'h
toggle inlay hints
[c / ]c
prev/next diagnostic
Ctrl + j
accept copilot suggestion
key
action
'ff
find files
'fg
live grep
'fb
buffers
'fh
help tags
key
action
'tn
test nearest
'tf
test file
'ts
test suite
key
action
'ss
toggle spell check
'sn / 'sp
next / prev misspelling
'sa
add word to dictionary
'sf
suggest fix
key
action
Enter
toggle fold under cursor
zj
fold all headings level 1+
zk
fold all headings level 2+
zl
fold all headings level 3+
z;
fold all headings level 4+
zu
unfold all
zi
fold heading above cursor
key
action
prefix + h/j/k/l
navigate panes (left/down/up/right)
prefix + H/J/K/L
resize pane
prefix + >/<
swap pane with next/previous
prefix + +
maximize current pane
prefix + _
split vertically
prefix + -
split horizontally
prefix + Enter
enter copy mode
prefix + Tab
last active window
prefix + BTab
last session
Alt + Left/Right
navigate panes (no prefix)
Shift + Left/Right
previous/next window
Alt + H/L
previous/next window
key
action
Ctrl + f
accept autosuggestion
Ctrl + w
forward word
Ctrl + p
history token search backward
Ctrl + n
history token search forward
Ctrl + c
kill whole line
Ctrl + b
edit command in editor
abbr
command
v/n
nvim
e
eza (ls with git ignore)
et
eza --tree
l
lfcd (lf and cd to dir)
o
open
t
trash
q
exit
gs
git status
ga
git add
gc
git commit -v
gd
git diff
gl
git pull
gp
git push
glo
git log --oneline
gco
git checkout
gcb
git checkout -b
sf
source fish config
cc
claude
ww
open vimwiki
se
source .venv/bin/activate.fish
AeroSpace window manager (macOS)
key
action
alt + enter
new terminal
alt + h/j/k/l
focus left/down/up/right
alt + shift + h/j/k/l
move window left/down/up/right
alt + f
toggle fullscreen
alt + shift + space
toggle floating/tiling
alt + 1..9/0
go to workspace 1..9/10
alt + shift + 1..9/0
move window to workspace 1..9/10
alt + q
close window
alt + tab
workspace back and forth
alt + e
toggle tiles horizontal/vertical
alt + s
layout stacking (v_accordion)
alt + w
layout tabbed (h_accordion)
alt + r
enter resize mode (then h/j/k/l)
alt + m
move workspace to prev monitor
alt + ,/.
focus prev/next monitor
alt + shift + ,/.
move window to prev/next monitor
alt + shift + c
reload config
key
action
super + c
clipmenu
super + grave
dmenu unicode
super + -/+
decrease/increase volume
super + shift + m
mute toggle
Print
flameshot screenshot
shift + Print
maim full screenshot