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Let's talk CLI/TUI and Developer Workflows! (allovertheplace.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by RareBird15@allovertheplace.ca to c/programming@programming.dev

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Let's talk CLI/TUI and Developer Workflows!

I’m looking to refresh my local toolkit and I’m curious: what are the absolute "must-have" CLI or TUI programs in your current rotation?

Whether it's a specialized utility for a specific language, a terminal-based interface for a common service, or a workflow-changing alias, I want to hear about it. I’m especially interested in tools that prioritize keyboard-driven navigation and accessibility.

My Current Favorites:

To get the ball rolling, here are a few tools I’ve been leaning on lately:

uv — Fast, reliable Python package and project management.
fzf & ripgrep — The classic duo for fuzzy finding and searching.
tmux — For session management and persistent terminal workspaces.
jq / yq — Essential for wrangling JSON and YAML without leaving the prompt.

What about you?

What is one tool you've discovered recently that you can't live without?
Are there any TUI-based clients for web services (like Mastodon, GitHub, or RSS) that you recommend?
Do you have a favorite "hidden gem" script or small utility?

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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Mostly Linux built-in commands like grep, awk, and cat when working with bash scripts

For more serious projects that rely on a CLI interface, tools that allow for ANSI codes to be used. For example, I use prompt_toolkit (for actual menus) and framed_text (for ANSI messages and yes, this is something I made) for my Python projects.

git is my main project branch program. It's just too good to pass up.

I don't really use CLI/TUI text editors other than quick edits over SSH when I'm not at my PC. For that, I use neovim with nvchad, or nano.