Modern CLI Workflows¶
The Unix CLI has evolved well beyond grep and awk. Tools like fzf, ripgrep, fd, bat, jq, and yq make searching, filtering, and transforming data dramatically faster. This topic covers how to assemble a modern CLI toolkit and integrate these tools into daily DevOps workflows.
Contents¶
Start with the primer to survey the modern toolkit, then see real-world workflows and explore the trivia.
| # | File | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primer | The modern CLI landscape — fzf, ripgrep, fd, bat, delta, jq, and how they compose |
| 2 | Anti-Primer | Myths about modern CLI tools replacing traditional Unix utilities |
| 3 | Footguns & Pitfalls | Portability issues, alias conflicts, and over-customization traps |
| 4 | Street Ops | Recipes for log tailing, JSON wrangling, fuzzy file navigation, and pipeline composition |
| 5 | Trivia & Interesting Facts | The history and design decisions behind popular modern CLI tools |