Which Linux command or utility is simple, powerful, and surprisingly unknown to many people or used less often?
This could be a command or a piece of software or an application.
For example I’m surprised to find that many people are unaware of Caddy, a very simple web server that can make setting up a reverse proxy incredibly easy.
Another example is fzf. Many people overlook this, a fast command-line fuzzy finder. It’s versatile for searching files, directories, or even shell history with minimal effort.
Gripes:
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starship and all these shell frameworks are overbloated. Just write your own prompt command and be done with it.
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restic, ongoing issue with the author to allow people to backup without a password. Seems like a no-brainer but he’s being difficult
Why would you want password less backups?
I understand if the reason is ‘just because’, but seriously, why? I just write down the password in a text file for restic --password and I am done.
write down the password where though, somewhere I can guarantee it will always be there 10 years from now? That’s a big ask of me
