INTRO TO SOME TERMINAL TOOLS

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Modern CLI replacements for a faster, prettier terminal

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$ cat about_mithun.md

# Hi! I'm Mithun!!

Mithun Srinivasan · Chennai, India

FOSS/Linux Enthusiast · Ambiverted Nerdy Techie

portfolio https://itsmithun06.notion.site/

github https://github.com/mithun-srinivasan

linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/mithun-srinivasan-msec/

$ eza --icons -l --git

eza

Modern ls — successor to exa · icons, colors, git status

$ eza --icons -l --git

.rw-r--r── main 12KB file.rs

.rw-r--r── main 4KB README.md

drwxr-x── main — src/

$ eza -T --icons

Tree view with directory nesting

$ eza --sort newest

Sort files by modification time

$ eza --only-dirs

List directories only

$ eza --git-ignore

Hide files ignored by git

lseza --iconsList files lleza -lah --iconsDetailed list lteza -T --iconsTree view

$ zoxide init

zoxide

Smarter cd — ranks dirs by frecency (frequent + recent)

$ eval "$(zoxide init bash)"

Hook into bash (zsh / fish / pwsh also supported)

$ z dotfiles

~/dev/dotfiles

$ zi

Interactive jump — pairs with fzf

$ zoxide query -l

List everything zoxide has learned

$ zoxide add ~/projects

Manually add a path to the database

Replaces:cd Jump:z · interactive: zi

$ spf

superfile

TUI file manager — dual pane, preview, copy/move without flags

┌─ superfile ──────────────────────────┐
│ 📁 projects/ │ 📄 README.md │
│ 📁 src/ │ 📄 main.rs │
│ ────────────── ──────────────────── │
│ Tab: pane │ Space: select │
│ y: copy │ p: paste │
│ r: rename │ d: delete │
│ /: search │ .: toggle hidden │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

$ spf

Launch in the current directory

$ spf ~/projects

Open a specific path

Replaces:ranger / midnight commander Launch:spf · yorukot/superfile

$ rg TODO

ripgrep (rg)

Recursive content search — skips .gitignore / binaries by default

$ rg TODO

src/app.js:42 // TODO: handle edge case

$ rg -i hello

Case-insensitive search across all files

$ rg "Scanner" *.java

Search only .java files for a pattern

$ rg -c function

Count matches per file

$ rg -l error --type py

List only filenames with matches (Python files)

Replaces:grep -r Install:brew/winget: ripgrep

$ fd .java

fd

Find by name — color, regex, respects .gitignore

$ fd .java

./src/main/App.java

./src/test/AppTest.java

$ fd --type d

Find only directories

$ fd --hidden config

Include hidden files and directories

$ fd --extension py

Find all Python files by extension

$ fd --exec wc -l

Run a command on each result

Replaces:find Pattern:fd [pattern] [path]

$ fzf

fzf — fuzzy finder

Interactive filter — pipe anything in, pick a line

$ Ctrl+R

Fuzzy-search command history

$ Get-ChildItem -Directory | fzf

Pipe directory list into fzf

$ code (fzf)

Select a file with fzf, open in VS Code

$ rg "TODO" | fzf

Pipe rg results into fzf for interactive filtering

$ Ctrl+T / Alt+C

Fuzzy files · fuzzy cd (after fzf key bindings)

Pairs with:fd · rg · zoxide zi · bat preview Install:brew install fzf

$ git config --global core.pager delta

delta

Syntax-highlighted pager for git diff / show / log -p

$ git show HEAD

Renders with:

• Syntax-highlighted code

• Side-by-side diff view

• Line numbers + word-level changes

$ git diff

Delta renders staged/unstaged diffs automatically

$ delta --side-by-side

Force side-by-side view

$ git config --global delta.side-by-side true

Make side-by-side the default

Replaces:plain git diff Package:git-delta · dandavison/delta

$ lazygit

lazygit

Full git TUI — no more memorizing flags

┌─ lazygit ───────────────────────────┐
│ Status │ Branch: main │
│ ──────── │ ───────────────────── │
│ ● M src/ │ ↑ feat/header │
│ ● M docs │ ● main │
│ ■ U new │ ↓ fix/footer │
│ ──────── │ ───────────────────── │
│ [1-5] panels │ space to stage │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

$ lazygit

Launch in the current repo

$ ? space c p

Help · stage · commit · push

Replaces:git add / commit / branch / stash Panels:1–5 · Status, Branch, Commit, Stash

$ glow README.md

glow

Render Markdown in the terminal — beautifully

$ glow README.md

# Project Title ← rendered header

Description here... ← rendered body

- List item ← rendered list

$ glow

Browse all .md files in the current folder

$ glow -p README.md

Render with a pager for long files

$ glow --style light

Use a light color scheme

Replaces:cat for .md files Style:Headers, bold, tables, code blocks

$ bat Demo.java

bat

cat clone with syntax highlighting + line numbers

$ bat Demo.java

1 │ public class Demo {

2 │ public static void main(String[] args) {

3 │ System.out.println("Hello");

4 │ }

5 │ }

$ bat --list-themes

Preview all available color themes

$ bat --line-range 10:20 file.py

Show only specific line range

$ bat --language rust file.py

Force syntax highlighting language

Alias:cat → bat Also:git markers · pager · bat -p (plain)

$ btop4win

btop4win

Windows port of btop — CPU, RAM, disks, processes

┌─ btop4win ───────────────────────────────────┐
│ CPU ████████░░░░ 68% 2.4 GHz │
│ MEM ██████░░░░░░ 52% 8.3 GB / 16 GB │
│ SWP ██░░░░░░░░░░ 12% 1.2 GB / 10 GB │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ PID │ CPU │ MEM │ COMMAND │
│ 142 │ 2.1 │ 4.5 │ code.exe │
│ 203 │ 1.8 │ 2.1 │ firefox.exe │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘

$ btop4win

Launch the system monitor

$ btop

Same app on Linux / macOS (aristocratos/btop)

Replaces:Task Manager / htop / top Keys:↑↓ select · k kill · t tree

$ kew

kew

Terminal music player for a local library (ravachol/kew)

┌─ kew ───────────────────────────────────┐
│ ▶ Now Playing │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────── │
│ 🎵 Midnight Dreams │
│ 👤 Artist │
│ ⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤ │
│ ⏮ ⏸ ⏭ ♥ 🔁 │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Library │ Playlists │ Search │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┘

$ kew

Launch the music player TUI

$ kew path/to/album

Play a folder of local audio files

Plays:local files · no streaming account Type:Keyboard-driven TUI

$ hx

Helix

Kakoune-style modal editor — tree-sitter + LSP, zero plugin setup

┌─ helix ─────────────────────────────┐
│ NOR main.rs ● LSP: rust-analyzer │
│ ────────────────────────────────── │
│ fn main() { │
│ println!("hello helix"); │
│ } │
│ ────────────────────────────────── │
│ space f: files │ gd: go to def │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

$ hx file.rs

Open a file in Helix

$ hx --health

Check LSP / highlighter status

$ hx --tutor

Interactive tutorial inside the editor

Launch:hx · brew/winget: helix Model:select first, then act

$ vim

Vim

Classic modal terminal editor — everywhere, forever

$ vim file.txt

Open (or create) a file

$ i

Insert mode — start typing

$ Esc

Back to Normal mode

$ :w / :q / :wq

Write, quit, or write-and-quit

$ vimtutor

Built-in lesson for the core motions

Modes:Normal · Insert · Visual Motions:hjkl · w · dd · yy

$ nvim

Neovim

Modern Vim fork — Lua config, LSP, and plugins

$ nvim file.rs

Open a file in Neovim

$ nvim ~/.config/nvim/init.lua

Edit Lua config instead of vimrc

$ :Lazy

Plugin manager UI — if you installed Lazy.nvim

$ :LspInfo

Inspect LSP clients (nvim-lspconfig / built-in)

$ :checkhealth

Diagnose plugins, LSP, and providers

Launch:nvim · drop-in Vim motions Config:~/.config/nvim/init.lua + LSP

$ gittype

gittype

Typing practice from real git repositories

┌─ gittype ───────────────────────────┐
│ Type this snippet: │
│ ────────────────────────────────── │
│ fn main() { println!("hello"); } │
│ ████████░░░░░░░░ WPM 72 ACC 96% │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

$ gittype

Practice on the current repo's source code

$ gittype --repo clap-rs/clap

Clone a GitHub repo and type its code

$ gittype --langs rust

Filter snippets by language

$ gittype trending

Practice on trending GitHub repos

Category:Typing trainer Source:Real git repos / source code

$ serie

serie

Rich git graph via terminal image protocols (not ASCII)

┌─ serie ─────────────────────────────┐
│ * a1b2c3 feat: add helix slide │
│ |\ │
│ | * d4e5f6 fix: pager on Windows │
│ |/ │
│ * 789abc docs: update README │
│ * 012def init: terminal tools │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

$ serie

Open an interactive commit graph

$ serie --order chrono

Chronological commit order (or topo)

$ git log --graph --oneline

The plain-git version serie improves on

Needs:Kitty / iTerm2 / WezTerm / Ghostty Note:Windows not officially supported

$ jq .

jq

JSON processor — query, filter, and transform

$ cat data.json | jq .

Pretty-print JSON

$ jq '.users[].name' data.json

Extract a nested field from every item

$ jq '.[] | select(.active == true)'

Filter objects by a condition

$ jq '{name, id}' data.json

Build a smaller object from selected keys

$ curl -s api/users | jq -r '.[0].name'

Raw string output (no JSON quotes)

Replaces:python -m json.tool Pattern:jq -r 'filter' file.json

$ ./qa --session

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Any questions about the tools we covered?

$ echo "Ask away!"

[SESSION LOG] 2026-09-01

> 18 tools presented · recap + install notes

> scroll to read · mouse wheel or ↑ ↓

ezamodern ls · icons, git status · eza-community/eza

zoxidesmarter cd · eval "$(zoxide init bash)" · ajeetdsouza/zoxide

superfileTUI file manager · launch with spf · yorukot/superfile

ripgrepfast search · rg · BurntSushi/ripgrep

fdfind by name · sharkdp/fd

fzffuzzy finder · Ctrl+R history · junegunn/fzf

deltapretty git diffs · dandavison/delta

lazygitgit TUI · jesseduffield/lazygit

glowrender Markdown in-terminal · charmbracelet/glow

batcat + syntax highlight · sharkdp/bat

btop4winWindows port of btop system monitor

kewterminal music player · keyboard TUI

helixmodal editor, built-in LSP · hx · helix-editor.com

vimclassic modal editor · vimtutor · vim.org

neovimVim + Lua/LSP · nvim · neovim.io

gittypetype real repo code · cargo install gittype

serierich git graph (Kitty/iTerm images) · cargo install --locked serie

jqJSON query language · jqlang/jq

# try a starter pack

$ brew install eza zoxide ripgrep fd fzf git-delta lazygit glow bat helix neovim jq

$ winget install Helix.Helix Neovim.Neovim jqlang.jq

$ cargo install gittype && cargo install --locked serie

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