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If you use a Btrfs filesystem with snapshots, I can recommend Btdu as an alternative. Advantage: Can handle duplicate files (snapshots), which however only occupy 1x disk space. https://github.com/CyberShadow/btdu
Another disk scanner worth plugging that I came across for some use cases where I needed to generate single-view reports is pdu - it has the same concurrency implementation that other ncdu alternatives use so the performance is much better too.
Broadly, is anyone aware of a generalized list of "new versions of classic tools?" There are so many now that are better than the old stuff; I almost feel like a unified round up of these, maybe even in a distro form, might be good for linux enthusiasts, newcomers, old-timers, etc.
One thing that comes to mind as someone who is not in the know of these new tools would be, are they safe? The old tools have been there forever and used everywhere. My assumption would be these are safe and don't change often. For better or for worse, I would be concerned about using the newer tools unless they are backed and/or approved by a large open source org.
Broadly, is anyone aware of a generalized list of "new versions of classic tools?" There are so many now that are better than the old stuff; I almost feel like a unified round up of these, maybe even in a distro form, might be good for linux enthusiasts, newcomers, old-timers, etc.
One thing that comes to mind as someone who is not in the know of these new tools would be, are they safe? The old tools have been there forever and used everywhere. My assumption would be these are safe and don't change often. For better or for worse, I would be concerned about using the newer tools unless they are backed and/or approved by a large open source org.
Basically, I don't do "mission critical" Linux things. I teach IT and I hack around on my own boxes with scripts and stuff because it's fun and useful to me. I'm always on the lookout for the hooks and such that can get more and different people into Linux.
Broadly, is anyone aware of a generalized list of "new versions of classic tools?" There are so many now that are better than the old stuff; I almost feel like a unified round up of these, maybe even in a distro form, might be good for linux enthusiasts, newcomers, old-timers, etc.
Zellij instead of tmux (not necessarily better, but it's easier to use) Xonsh instead of bash (because you already know Python, why learn a new horrible language?) bat instead of cat (syntax highlights and other nice things) exa instead of ls (just nicer) neovim instead of vim (just better) helix instead of neovim (just tested it, seems promising though) nix instead of your normal package manager (it works on Mac, an…
If you use a Btrfs filesystem with snapshots, I can recommend Btdu as an alternative. Advantage: Can handle duplicate files (snapshots), which however only occupy 1x disk space. https://github.com/CyberShadow/btdu