To install one of these, do<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ cargo install crate-name<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n(assuming you’ve got a working Rust installation). I found these via awesome-rust<\/a>, lib.rs<\/a>, and other places out there on the intertubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bat<\/a> – more like more<\/em>, pg<\/em>, less<\/em>, and most<\/em> than cat<\/em>, but whatever<\/p>\n\n\n\n
broot<\/a> – directory tree navigation tool<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cw<\/a> – like wc<\/em> but different<\/p>\n\n\n\n
diffr<\/a> – a diff tool (about which see my posting<\/a> and the other one<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ddh<\/a> – directory differential tool<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dfrs<\/a> – like df<\/em> but a bit fancier<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ds<\/a> (a\/k\/a diskspace) – like du<\/em> but simpler and colorful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dust<\/a> (a\/k\/a du-dust) – like du<\/em> but more intuitive. See also spruce<\/em> and ds<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dutree<\/a> – analyze disk usage<\/p>\n\n\n\n
exa<\/a> – like ls<\/em> but different. See also lsd<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fd<\/a> (a\/k\/a fd-find) – like find<\/em> but better<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ff<\/a> – like find but better (see also fd<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
fselect<\/a> – like find<\/em> but with SQL-inspired syntax<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hexyl<\/a> – a simple hex dumper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hx<\/a> – futuristic hex dump utility<\/p>\n\n\n\n
jql<\/a> – JSON query language<\/p>\n\n\n\n
just<\/a> – like Make or maybe Rake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lsd<\/a> – like ls<\/em> but different. See also exa<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mdcat<\/a> – render Markdown on the command line<\/p>\n\n\n\n
petname<\/a> – generator of plausible names<\/p>\n\n\n\n
renamer<\/a> – file\/folder renamer (see my posting about these<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rnr<\/a> – file\/folder renamer (see renamer<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ripgrep<\/a> – better grep<\/em> replacement inspired by ack<\/em> and ag<\/em><\/a> (the silver searcher)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sd<\/a> – like sed<\/em> but better<\/p>\n\n\n\n
spruce<\/a> – like du<\/em> but different<\/p>\n\n\n\n
svgcleaner<\/a> – cleans up SVG files<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sxor<\/a> – streaming xor utility<\/p>\n\n\n\n
tldr<\/a> – solution to man pages like the one for bash<\/em> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
xsv<\/a> – manipulate CSV files on the command line<\/p>\n\n\n\n