Earlier quoted context omitted.
Essentially relying on: as cc cp ed ld ln ls mv ssh and a reliable terminal.
No ed, just % > file and type
Real programmers use butterflies
http://xkcd.com/378/
Ask HN: What software do you depend on for day-to-day tasks?
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#12Webstrorm with lot of live templates + terminal with lot of aliases. Related files backed up to Dropbox again via an alias.
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#13The one tool I wouldn't want to live without is BeyondCompare (http://scootersoftware.com/)
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#14Total Commander (ghisler.com)
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#15Chrome, cygwin and notepad++.
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#16The one tool I wouldn't want to live without is BeyondCompare ( http://scootersoftware.com/ )
I second this. Simple and intuitive. Love it.
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#17The one tool I wouldn't want to live without is BeyondCompare ( http://scootersoftware.com/ )
Not a daily tool for me, but it is a lifesaver when needing to do folder and file diffs.
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#18ssh
wc
gdrive
rasync
htop
nslookup
mtr
ripgrep
byobu
apt-get ;)
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#19Search and Replace for Windows (that nifty little tool with blue binoculars icon), HxD - Hexeditor, Sublime Text, Visual Studio Express (web and desktop), Beyond Compare, MS Paint, GIMP, sometimes Inkscape, Calculator, Glary Utilities (This was a lifesaver when I accidentally deleted source copy instead of last modified backup copy of code I had written all day. I learnt a lesson - never do file delete at 2 AM when tired and sleepy). All these are pinned to the task bar, except calc which I can just start->run.
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#20I try to depend on as little as possible. A text editor & access to some sort of programming language. If my terminal dies I want minimum downtime. If my laptop dies, ditto. That's not to say tools aren't useful but relying on them is trouble.
The same reason I leave my shovel and rake in the garage when I do lawn work.