Modern Linux tools
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Modern Linux tools
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Re: Modern Linux tools
#2the second item is
exa modern replacement for ls/tree, not maintained
"not maintained" doesn't smell "modern" to me...
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#3i wish there was an additional column in the table, that says "what problem does it solve". oh, and 'it's written in rust' does not count.
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#4This is 2023 article. As with most “modern tools” half of them probably already have some newer, shinier and more trendy replacements
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#5the second item is exa modern replacement for ls/tree, not maintained "not maintained" doesn't smell "modern" to me...
like good open source, it's now forked by a community instead of having only a single maintainer
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#6the second item is exa modern replacement for ls/tree, not maintained "not maintained" doesn't smell "modern" to me...
Literally the next line lists its replacement eza.
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#7would be good to have an indicator if it’s available with your distro by default or what package you’ll need to install it since all tools are only as useful as available they are…
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#8the second item is exa modern replacement for ls/tree, not maintained "not maintained" doesn't smell "modern" to me...
On the contrary, that's exactly what “modern” sounds like. I wonder when all those tools will go unmaintained. Coreutils, with all their problems, are maintained since before authors of many listed tools were born.
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#9These may be objectively superior (I haven't tested), but I have come to realize (like so many others) that if you ever change your OS installation, set up VMs, or SSH anywhere, preferring these is just an uphill battle that never ends. I don't want to have to set these up in every new environment I operate in, or even use a mix of these on my personal computer and the traditional ones elsewhere.
Learn the classic tools, learn them well, and your life will be much easier.
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#10These may be objectively superior (I haven't tested), but I have come to realize (like so many others) that if you ever change your OS installation, set up VMs, or SSH anywhere, preferring these is just an uphill battle that never ends. I don't want to have to set these up in every new environment I operate in, or even use a mix of these on my personal computer and the traditional ones elsewhere. Learn the classic to…
I wanted to say we should just stick with what Unix shipped forever. But doesn't GNU already violate that idea?