The best command line tools in 2024
What are command line tools?
Command line tools are programs that are operated through a text-based interface, allowing developers and system administrators to interact directly with the operating system or software environment. By entering commands in a terminal, users can perform tasks like file management, software installation, process automation, and system configuration more efficiently than through graphical interfaces. These tools are often lightweight, scriptable, and powerful, making them essential for handling complex workflows, managing servers, or developing software. For advanced users, command line tools provide greater control and flexibility, enabling quick and precise execution of tasks.
Swift
—An open-source programming language by Apple
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A general-purpose programming language that’s approachable for newcomers and powerful for experts. It is fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write.
Vite
—Next Generation Frontend Tooling
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Vite is a build tool that aims to provide a faster and leaner development experience for modern web projects. A dev server that provides rich feature enhancements. A build command that bundles your code, pre-configured to output highly optimized static assets.
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A blazingly fast and memory-efficient programming language with no runtime or garbage collector. It can power performance-critical services, run on embedded devices, and easily integrate with other languages.
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Warp
—The terminal for the 21st century
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Warp is the terminal with AI and your dev team's knowledge built-in.
Node.js
—Node.js — Run JavaScript Everywhere
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Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
npm
—A package manager for javascript
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Relied upon by more than 11 million developers worldwide, npm is committed to making JavaScript development elegant, productive, and safe. The free npm Registry has become the center of JavaScript code sharing, and with more than one million packages, the largest software registry in the world. Our other tools and services take the Registry, and the work you do around it, to the next level.
Nx
—Smart, Fast and Extensible Build System
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Nx is a next-generation-build system with first-class support for both standalone projects and monorepos.
Sindre Sorhus
—Full-Time Open-Sourcerer & Aspiring Rebel
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Full-time open-sourcerer. I make macOS apps, CLI tools, npm packages. Currently into Swift & Node.js.
snap2txt
—Convert your project into prompt
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snap2txt is a Python utility that captures the structure and contents of a project directory and saves them into a text file. This text file is a ready-to-use base for a prompt to develop new features with ChatGPT.
