Recently we have described several important steps to build command-line interface with Ruby. Now we are ready to share with you 10 great tools for your command line!
If you ever make use of the command line, you’ll probably find that at least one item on this page will make your life easier.
z
, jump around
One of the best time-saving features in modern web browsers is smart search capabilities of the address bar.
fzf
, a fast fuzzy finder
After installingfzf
, you can pressCtrl + T
at any point in time to open up an interactive search interface, which will search for files inside the current directory.bat
, to view files with syntax highlighting
If you want to quickly view a source file with full syntax highlighting, usebat
(GitHub)bench
, for benchmarking your code
You can pass any command you can run from your terminal to it, and it will measure the execution time by running the command.asciinema
&svg-term
, for recording your terminal as an SVG animationwrk
, for benchmarking your HTTP APIs
This is a handy tool for performance testing your API.exa
, an alternative tols
a modern replacement forls
with colour-coded output that has a larger variety of options for controlling how output is presented.fd
, for finding files & directoriesrg
(ripgrep), for finding strings in files
rg
is written in Rust, and it powers the search functionality inside the VS Code text editor.
Check here to find useful examples.
And now, when you know these steps, we suggest you to check our material about CodePen modern analogs that will be very useful for any developer!