Eight underutilized CLI tools are examined and explained in this very interesting page from Novell. Here's the eight tools under the microscope:
- watch - a builtin command
- jumpgate - 3rd party utility
- lsof - builtin
- atop - 3rd party
- iftop - 3rd party
- pstree - standard command, albeit with some weird terminal requirements
- netcat - 3rd party GNU utility
- strace - standard utility
It's a little strange then, the title and the fact that half of them are third party apps. I would have thought it would concentrate more on standard tools that are underused, not 3rd party apps that you might not know about. But still, a nice list of CLI utilities. I only knew about lsof, iftop, pstree and strace, and only lsof and iftop are part of my standard CLI arsenal, so I was glad to get a refresher course on these tools. Off to YaST to install the 3rd party ones!
Cool Solutions: 8 CLI Tools that are Under-utilized, Sometimes Unknown, or Unappreciated and Yet Pack a Powerful Punch
