pcstat and vmtouch (page cache statistics and control) https://github.com/tobert/pcstat https://hoytech.com/vmtouch/
I have a feeling vmtouch is more widely-deployed than the articles list. See also cachemaster.
New(ish) command line tools
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Re: New(ish) command line tools
#72Ah, delta is missing! Right from the docs, it's "[a] syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output". [1] https://github.com/dandavison/delta (edit: nevermind, somehow I missed it)
Interestingly I was also about to post that autojump was missing, checked the comments, saw yours, and rechecked - sure enough, autojump is in there! So, your comment was useful after all.
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#73pwru (https://github.com/cilium/pwru) is a fun new tool from the Cilium folks for tracing network packets in the kernel. Like tcpdump but you can trace the full path of the packet including kernel syscalls. Lets you debug much deeper than "when the packet gets to this port it gets dropped".
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#74Glad to discover fd. I've always struggled with find syntax. It's easy enough, but always kind of fiddly IME.
fd has been a life saver on windows dealing with tons of csv file lately.
yes! lots of new tools like FD are just easier to use on Windows than the GNU tools (My experience with a corporate laptop).
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#75I’m a fan of nnn for a terminal file manager, so I’m keen to try out broot. Does anyone have other recommendations I should try? https://github.com/jarun/nnn
How does nnn compare to ranger https://github.com/ranger/ranger ?
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#76No such list is complete without hexyl! https://github.com/sharkdp/hexyl
I use mcview
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#77I’m a fan of nnn for a terminal file manager, so I’m keen to try out broot. Does anyone have other recommendations I should try? https://github.com/jarun/nnn
Midnight commander
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#78I’m a fan of nnn for a terminal file manager, so I’m keen to try out broot. Does anyone have other recommendations I should try? https://github.com/jarun/nnn
Another nnn fan here, great tool!
Been meaning to try out xplr[1] which I came across the other day.
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#79I peripatetically dive into "strace" for one-off debugging - is there something more modern I should be doing?
For Linux, look at the eBPF tools - they're really useful[0]. I've used them to troubleshoot annoying problems before, and they're far more practical to use than the usual `strace -f ./program` dance.
Troubleshooting system issues can also be done with SystemTap[1], which looks cool, but I haven't personally tried it yet.
[0]: A cool example of using them is https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2021-08-27/slack-crashes-s....
Re: New(ish) command line tools
#80Is mosh secure? Looks like it's been unmaintained for quite a few years.
Yes, because it’s underpinned by SSH it’s secure. The authors consider it feature complete hence the lack of updates.
What? Outside of initial handshake, it doesn’t use ssh (which is kind of the point). It’s totally valid to ask about its security.