Modern shell utilities

In recent years, a number of open-source utilities for the Unix shell have emerged. Some are meant as replacements for classic tools with improved performance, better defaults, or nicer-looking outputs; others add novel functionality. Several of them were recently installed on the Alliance clusters.

In this webinar I will cover a selection of tools that are very popular, well-maintained, and that have served me well in my daily workflows:

• ls in colours: eza,
• smart cd: zoxide,
• a cat with wings: bat,
• RIP grep: ripgrep,
• faster find: fd,
• fuzzy finder: fzf,
• file system TUI: ranger.

I will also talk about three useful Zsh plugins:

• a syntax highlighter,
• autosuggestions,
• an improved history searcher.

For each tool/plugin, I will demo usage on a personal computer and on the clusters.

Coming up on January 28.