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Instant +100% command line productivity boost
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Being productive is fun.
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There are a lot of fields to improve your productivity. Today I am going to share some command line tips and tricks to make your life easier.
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### TLDR
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My full setup includes all the stuff discussed in this article and even more. Check it out: [https://github.com/sobolevn/dotfiles][9]
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### Shell
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Using a good, helping, and the stable shell is the key to your command line productivity. While there are many choices, I prefer `zsh` coupled with `oh-my-zsh`. It is amazing for several reasons:
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* Autocomplete nearly everything
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* Tons of plugins
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* Really helping and customizable `PROMPT`
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You can follow these steps to install this setup:
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1. Install `zsh`: [https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH][1]
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2. Install `oh-my-zsh`: [http://ohmyz.sh/][2]
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3. Choose plugins that might be useful for you: [https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Plugins][3]
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You may also want to tweak your settings to [turn off case sensitive autocomplete][10]. Or change how your [history works][11].
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That's it. You will gain instant +50% productivity. Now hit tab as much as you can!
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### Theme
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Choosing theme is quite important as well since you see it all the time. It has to be functional and pretty. I also prefer minimalistic themes, since it does not contain a lot of visual noise and unused information.
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Your theme should show you:
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* current folder
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* current branch
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* current repository status: clean or dirty
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* error codes if any
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I also prefer my theme to have new commands on a new line, so there is enough space to read and write it.
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I personally use [`sobole`][12]. It looks pretty awesome. It has two modes.
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Light:
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[][13]
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And dark:
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[][14]
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Get your another +15% boost. And an awesome-looking theme.
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### Syntax highlighting
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For me, it is very important to have enough visual information from my shell to make right decisions. Like "does this command have any typos in its name" or "do I have paired scopes in this command"? And I really make tpyos all the time.
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So, [`zsh-syntax-highlighting`][15] was a big finding for me. It comes with reasonable defaults, but you can [change anything you want][16].
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These steps brings us extra +5%.
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### Working with files
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I travel inside my directories a lot. Like _a lot_ . And I do all the things there:
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* navigating back and forwards
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* listing files and directories
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* printing files' contents
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I prefer to use [`z`][17] to navigate to the folders I have already been to. This tool is awesome. It uses 'frecency' method to turn your `.dot TAB` into `~/dev/shell/config/.dotfiles`. Really nice!
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When printing files you want usually to know several things:
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* file names
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* permissions
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* owner
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* git status of the file
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* modified date
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* size in human readable form
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You also probably what to show hidden files to show up by default as well. So, I use [`exa`][18] as the replacement for standard `ls`. Why? Because it has a lot of stuff enabled by default:
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[][19]
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To print the file contents I use standard `cat` or if I want to see to proper syntax highlighting I use a custom alias:
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```
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# exa:
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alias la="exa -abghl --git --color=automatic"
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# `cat` with beautiful colors. requires: pip install -U Pygments
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alias c='pygmentize -O style=borland -f console256 -g'
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```
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Now you have mastered the navigation. Get your +15% productivity boost.
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### Searching
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When searching in a source code of your applications you don't want to include folders like `node_modules` or `bower_components` into your results by default. You also want your search to be fast and smooth.
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Here's a good replacement for the built in search methods: [`the_silver_searcher`][20].
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It is written in pure `C` and uses a lot of smart logic to work fast.
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Using `ctrl` + `R` for [reverse search][21] in `history` is very useful. But have you ever found yourself in a situation when I can quite remember a command? What if there were a tool that makes this search even greater enabling fuzzy searching and a nice UI?
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There is such a tool, actually. It is called `fzf`:
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[][22]
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It can be used to fuzzy-find anything, not just history. But it requires [some configuration][23].
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You are now a search ninja with +15% productivity bonus.
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### Further reading
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Using better CLIs: [https://dev.to/sobolevn/using-better-clis-6o8][24]
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### Conclusion
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Following these simple steps, you can dramatically increase your command line productivity, like +100% (numbers are approximate).
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There are other tools and hacks I will cover in the next articles.
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via: https://dev.to/sobolevn/instant-100-command-line-productivity-boost
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作者：[Nikita Sobolev ][a]
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[a]:https://dev.to/sobolevn
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[1]:https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH
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[2]:http://ohmyz.sh/
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[3]:https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/wiki/Plugins
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[4]:https://dev.to/sobolevn
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[5]:http://github.com/sobolevn
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[6]:https://dev.to/t/commandline
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[7]:https://dev.to/t/dotfiles
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[8]:https://dev.to/t/productivity
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[9]:https://github.com/sobolevn/dotfiles
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[10]:https://github.com/sobolevn/dotfiles/blob/master/zshrc#L12
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[11]:https://github.com/sobolevn/dotfiles/blob/master/zshrc#L24
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[12]:https://github.com/sobolevn/sobole-zsh-theme
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[13]:https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Lz_uthoR--/c_limit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_auto,w_880/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sobolevn/sobole-zsh-theme/master/showcases/env-and-user.png
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[14]:https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--4o6hZwL9--/c_limit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_auto,w_880/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sobolevn/sobole-zsh-theme/master/showcases/dark-mode.png
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[15]:https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting
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[16]:https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/master/docs/highlighters.md
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[17]:https://github.com/rupa/z
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[18]:https://github.com/ogham/exa
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[19]:https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--n_YCO9Hj--/c_limit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_auto,w_880/https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ogham/exa/master/screenshots.png
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[20]:https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher
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[21]:https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/73498/how-to-cycle-through-reverse-i-search-in-bash
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[22]:https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--hykHvwjq--/c_limit,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_auto,w_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/erts5tffgo5i0rpi8q3r.png
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[23]:https://github.com/sobolevn/dotfiles/blob/master/shell/.external#L19
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[24]:https://dev.to/sobolevn/using-better-clis-6o8
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[25]:https://medium.com/wemake-services
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