ripgrep
You've probably used grep before. ripgrep is like grep, just better. Faster, with nicer defaults, and more powerful! https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
fzf
I probably use fzf more than any other tool in this list. If you have a hard time remembering where you put this very important module in your codebase, just type fzf and it'll bring up a list of files that you can easily sift through https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
jq
If you're working with JSON, you need to try jq. It allows you to parse, filter and transform any JSON file with an a simple query language. https://github.com/stedolan/jq
less +F
You might have used less before. But did you know you could use it like tail --follow? less +F logfile will stream any new lines added to your log file! You can also filter the stream with & or pause it with Ctrl+C
entr
If you're tired of having to run your test suite manually any time you update a file, try this: git ls-files | entr -c <command to run your tests>. It will run your command every time you update a file in your project.
https://github.com/eradman/entr
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