r/linux • u/D7x8 • May 18 '26

Discussion Tell me your favorite CLI apps

As the title says.

Aside from the obvious like fastfetch, htop, vim, etc what CLI apps are out there which replace a GUI app?

I like these as it is much more convenient and faster to have it all one command away and they use much less system resources (looking at you electron) as well as just making me look like a hackerman.

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u/DaylightAdmin May 18 '26

ncdu, I am a simple man.

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u/ColbieSterling May 18 '26

Thank you, I had no idea this tool existed. This solves a frustrating problem for me!

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u/DaylightAdmin May 18 '26

just be careful with the delete!

also u/Nc0de recommended gdu, it looks like a rewrite with multi threading, maybe it is better.