Shell Tools #

man #

The man tool is a built-in Linux command that displays detailed manual pages (aka man pages) for other commands, helping you learn their usage and options. Just type man followed by a command name, like man ls, to quickly access clear documentation right in your terminal.

fzf #

fzf gives you fuzzy finding of files via the ff alias. Go to any directory, type ff, and you'll be able to fuzzy find your way to any file in that tree, while seeing a preview of the files you're narrowing down on the right-hand side.

You can use Ctrl + R to use fzf to fuzzy find through your command history.

This tool is also used by Neovim when you type Space Space.

The full manual can be found via man fzf.

Zoxide #

Zoxide is a replacement for cd. It remembers the directories you've been in, so you can more easily jump to them next time. Say you do cd ~/.local/share/omarchy once. Next time, you can just do cd omarchy (or even just cd oma), and Zoxide will take you directly there.

The full manual can be found via man zoxide.

ripgrep #

ripgrep searches the contents of files by using rg <pattern> <path>, like rg Controller app/ to find all mentions of Controller in the directory app.

This tool is also used by Neovim when you type Space S G.

The full manual can be found via man rg.

eza #

eza is a replacement for ls. It gives you directory listings with more information, color, and icons. By default, eza has been aliased as ls. You can also use lt to get a listing of two-deep levels of nesting. lsa gives you a listing including hidden files. And lta a nested listing with hidden files.

The full manual can be found via man eza.

fd #

fd is an easier to use replacement for find. Use fd person.rb to find a file called person.rb within the current tree. fd person.rb / will search the entire file system. fd person.rb / -H searches the entire file system, including hidden directories.

The full manual can be found via man fd.