Recommended CLI Tools

The following modern CLI tools improve productivity and user experience. All are optional but highly recommended. They are installed via Cargo (Rust’s package manager).

bat

A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. GitHub

cargo install --locked bat

fd

A simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to find. GitHub

cargo install --locked fd-find

zoxide

A smarter cd command that learns your habits. GitHub

cargo install --locked zoxide

echo 'eval "$(zoxide init bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc

xh

A friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests, similar to HTTPie. GitHub

cargo install --locked xh

gitui

A blazing fast terminal UI for Git written in Rust. GitHub

cargo install --locked gitui