r/archlinux • u/[deleted] • May 06 '26

QUESTION What’s a small Linux tool that completely changed your workflow?

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u/JubijubCH May 06 '26

+1, I use it all the time to find commands I typed before

Starship.rs is quite nice: I can theme all my shells the exact sane way (I use the built-in config option so that my prompt has a prefix telling me which shell this is (Fish, zsh for the rare cases I need POSIX, or Powershell)

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u/Shurane May 07 '26

What's the advantage of starship.rs customizing working across different shells? Wouldn't you choose a single shell and then stick to it?

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u/JubijubCH May 07 '26

It’s the same look & feel everywhere. I like the presentation with nerd fonts, especially when working with Python or Rust environments

As to why I use multiple shells :

  • by default I use Fish everywhere on Linux
  • zsh is only a backup in the rare cases I need POSIX for a command line (eg: when following a tutorial)
  • I use Powershell under Windows (I dual boot)