# Linux tools to know

## Built-in Mac OS tools
* ls - list directory contents
* wc - word, line, character, and byte count
* cp - copy files
* mv - move files
* rm - remove directory entries
* chmod - change file modes or Access Control Lists
* chown - change file owner and group
* mkdir - make directories
* touch - change file access and modification times
* grep, egrep, fgrep, pgrep - file pattern searcher
  * [cheatsheet](https://gist.github.com/crittelmeyer/3efb79db19fe1483c0c3)
* sed - stream editor
* xargs - construct argument list(s) and execute utility
  * [cheatsheet](https://gist.github.com/crittelmeyer/443aed71797d692a6c0e)
* netstat - show network status
* vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
* launchd - System wide and per-user daemon/agent manager
 
## Other useful tools
* jp2a: convert jpeg to ascii
* nmap: security scanner used to discover hosts and services on a computer network
* wget: download files from the internet
* ack: tool for finding text inside files
* lynx: text web browser
* p7zip: a linux port of 7zip
* pv: "pipe viewer", displays a progress bar for a series of piped commands
* rename: rename files using either common patterns via flags, or custom patterns via regex
* speedtest_cli: for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
* tree: recursive directory listing with indention and colors
* webkit2png: captures a screenshot of a website and saves locally as png
* chronic: runs a command quietly unless it fails
* combine: combine the lines in two files using boolean operations
* ifdata: get network interface info without parsing ifconfig output
* ifne: run a program if the standard input is not empty
* isutf8: check if a file or standard input is utf-8
* lckdo: execute a program with a lock held
* mispipe: pipe two commands, returning the exit status of the first
* parallel: run multiple jobs at once
* pee: tee standard input to pipes
* sponge: soak up standard input and write to a file
* ts: timestamp standard input
* vidir: edit a directory in your text editor
* vipe: insert a text editor into a pipe
* zrun: automatically uncompress arguments to command

TODO: cheatsheets for these tools