30 Must-Have Linux Command-Line Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow

1. ag: Faster recursive search than grep or ack.

2. tig: Interactive git repository viewer that can replace git commands.

3. mycli: MySQL client with syntax highlighting and command completion, similar to IPython, can replace the mysql command.

4. jq: JSON processor and formatter with syntax highlighting, can replace python -m json.tool.

5. shellcheck: Static analysis tool for shell scripts that detects syntax errors and bad practices.

6. yapf: Google’s Python code formatter supporting PEP8 and Google style.

7. mosh: UDP‑based terminal connection that can replace SSH with more stable, auto‑reconnecting sessions.

8. fzf: Fuzzy finder for the command line, enabling interactive, smart file and content searches, perfect with Ctrl‑R history.

9. PathPicker (fpp): Automatically detects directories and files in command output for interactive selection, useful with git.

git diff HEAD~8 --stat | fpp

10. htop: Enhanced, colorful process monitor that replaces the traditional top command.

11. axel: Multi‑threaded download accelerator that can replace curl or wget.

axel -n 20 http://centos.ustc.edu.cn/centos/7/isos/x86_64/CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1511.iso

12. sz/rz: Interactive file transfer tool useful across multiple jump hosts.

13. cloc: Code line counter that reports blank lines, comments, and language breakdown.

14. ccache: Compiler cache for C/C++ that speeds up repeated builds. gcc foo.c Change to: ccache gcc foo.c 15. tmux: Terminal multiplexer that can replace screen or nohup.

16. neovim: Modern fork of vim offering improved extensibility.

17. script / scriptreplay: Record and replay terminal sessions. script -t 2>time.txt session.typescript Replay: scriptreplay -t time.txt session.typescript 18. you-get: Powerful media downloader supporting YouTube, Bilibili, Tencent Video, and more.

Copy command output to system clipboard on macOS: cat test.sh | pbcopy Paste from clipboard: pbpaste Use macOS say with various voices:

for i in `say -v '?' | cut -d ' ' -f 1`; do echo $i && say -v "$i" 'Hello World'; done

19. thefuck: Fixes mistyped commands by suggesting the correct one (e.g., aptget → apt-get).

20. tldr: Simplified man pages; shows concise examples instead of full documentation.

Example: man tar vs

tldr tar