Totally Terrific Terminal Tools
With all the wonderful graphical interfaces available, it’s easy to forget that a terminal is still a powerful tool. And depending on your job or what you’re doing, it can be the only interface available. Or you may just be longer in the tooth like me and have been using terminal emulators or actual real-life terminals for decades, and feel comfortable and at home working within a terminal. I will use the term “terminal” from here on out, even though for almost everyone we’re really using terminal emulators. But even if you’re used to using terminals, you may not have heard of some of the newer tools available, which can seriously make you much more productive. So whether you’re relatively new to terminals or a seasoned pro, here are tools for the terminal that have made me much more productive. Some of these are replacements for tools you may be familiar with, and others are new(ish) and make one wonder how we got along without them. ...