📟 CLIs

A list of common CLI commands and how they're installed on my system.

Name	CLIs	Category	macOS Zsh Completion	Linux Zsh Completion	macOS Alias	Linux Alias
	pbcopy pbpaste	Clipboard
XSel	xsel	Clipboard
	shasum	Checksum
	md5	Checksum
	qlmanage
	aws	Cloud provider	Homebrew
	fly flyctl	Cloud provider	Homebrew
	gcloud docker-credential-gcloud bq git-credential-gcloud gsutil	Cloud provider	Homebrew (Need additional setup)
cheat	cheat	Command help	Homebrew (Broken)
navi	navi	Command help
	man	Command help
tldr-pages	tldr	Command help
Atuin	atuin	Command History	Homebrew
	history	Command History
McFly	mcfly	Command History
Docker	docker	Containerization	Homebrew		d	d
ctop	ctop	Containerization
lazydocker	lazydocker	Containerization
Helm	helm	Containerization
Kubernetes (k8s)	kubectl	Containerization
kOps	kops	Containerization	Homebrew
K9s	k9s	Containerization
KDash	kdash	Containerization
Skaffold	skaffold	Containerization
	wc	Counter
cloc	cloc	Counter
Sloc Cloc and Code	scc	Counter
	echo	Debug Print
cowsay	cowsay	Debug Print
FIGlet	figlet	Debug Print
	gdb	Debugger
GDB dashboard	gdb-dashboard	Debugger
	diff	Diff Utility
diff-so-fancy	diff-so-fancy	Diff Utility
delta	delta	Diff Utility
ExifTool	exiftool	EXIF tool
	ls	File list			l	l
eza	exa eza	File list
LSDeluxe	lsd	File list
	tree	File list
tre	tre	File list
Broot	broot	File list
	cat	File preview
lolcat	lolcat	File preview
bat	bat	File preview
	head	File preview
	less	File preview
	more	File preview
	most	File preview
	tail	File preview
	rm	File Remove
rip (Rm ImProved)	rip	File Remove
trash-cli	trash-cli	File Remove
fd	fd	File search
	find	File search
	fzf	File search
	locate	File search
	rg	File search
Watchdog	watchmedo	File Watcher
Event Notify Test Runner	entr	File Watcher
	go	Go programming language
	jq	JSON processor
	tty-clock	Just For Fun
	cowsay	Just For Fun
autojump	autojump	Navigation			j	j
zoxide	zoxide	Navigation			z	z
httptap	httptap	Network
	ping	Network
MarkItDown	markitdown	Text processor
up	up	Network
gping	gping	Network
pingu	pingu	Network
doggo	doggo	Network
Nmap	nmap	Network
	dig	Network
dog	dog	Network
Less	less	Pager
	more	Pager
MOST	most	Pager
speedtest-cli	speedtest-cli	Network
	npm	Node.js package manager
	pnpm	Node.js package manager
	yarn	Node.js package manager
	npx	Node.js package runner
	node	Node.js REPL
	apt	Package manager
	brew	Package manager	Homebrew		b
	yum	Package manager
hyperfine	hyperfine	Profiling
	make	Project Building/Running
just	just	Project Building/Running
	ipython	Python REPL
	jupyter	Python notebook
	pip	Python package manager
	poetry	Python package manager
	pipx	Python package runner	Homebrew
	pyenv	Python version manager
	rsync	Remote sync
Rclone	rclone	Remote sync
curl	curl	Request Utility
GNU Wget2	wget	Request Utility
aria2	aria2	Request Utility
HTTPie	httpie	Request Utility
Curlie	curlie	Request Utility
xh	xh	Request Utility
	rbenv	Ruby version manager
	screen	Screen Management
	tmux	Screen Management
	byobu	Screen Management
	tmate	Screen Management
	scp	Secure copy
	ssh	Secure shell
	bash	Shell
	zsh	Shell
	df	Space Management
	du	Space Management
duf	duf	Space Management
Dust	dust	Space Management
Ncdu	ncdu	Space Management
FDUPES	fdupes	Space Management
dua (Disk Usage Analyzer)	dua-cli	Space Management
fileicon	fileicon
	hugo	Static site generator	Homebrew
Password Generator	pwgen
	systemctl	System Daemon
	launchd	System Daemon
	initctl	System Daemon
OpenRC	rc-service rc-status	System Daemon
s6-svscan	s6-svscan s6-service s6-serve	System Daemon
runit	runit runsv runsvctl runsvdir	System Daemon
	service	System Daemon
isd (interactive systemd)	isd	System Daemon
Neofetch	neofetch	System info
	ps	System monitor
	ps	System monitor
procs	procs	System monitor
bandwhich	bandwhich	System monitor
	top	System monitor
	htop	System monitor
gtop	gtop	System monitor
bottom (btm)	bottom	System monitor
	gotop	System monitor
Bpytop	bpytop	System monitor
Btop	btop	System monitor
Glances	glances	System monitor
	tmux	Terminal multiplexer
	atom	Text editor
	code	Text editor
	emacs	Text editor
	gedit	Text editor
Pico	pico	Text editor
Nano	nano	Text editor
micro	micro	Text editor
	notepad	Text editor
	subl	Text editor
	vi	Text editor
	vim	Text editor
	awk	Text processor
	cut	Text processor
Choose	choose	Text processor
	grep	Text processor
ripgrep	ripgrep	Text processor
jq	jq	Text processor
	sed	Text processor
sd (search & displace)	sd	Text processor
Git	git	Version control system	Homebrew		g	g
Lazygit	lazygit	Version control system
GitHub CLI	gh		Homebrew
	flutter dart
	chromedriver
	wkhtmltopdf
	blueutil

macOS Zsh Completion

• Built-in completions:
  • /usr/share/zsh/5.9/functions
  • /usr/share/zsh/site-functions
• Homebrew completions:
  • /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
  • /usr/local/share/zsh-completions (When zsh-completions formula is installed)

References

• Modern Unix