fd is pretty cool. It offers a good simplification over find’s syntax. find -name "*file*" vs fd file. rg I don’t use often except for colorized output. A lot of Nvim plugins also prefer to use ripgrep over grep.

cheat() {
  curl cht.sh/$1
}

As someone who uses nnn (occasionally lf) all the time, terminal file managers make navigation (especially bookmarking) easier.

Think Nemo’s my default file manager but with GUI file managers I find it hard to switch contexts. I always used to have two splits open with Nemo but if I need to open a new context I’d have to open another instance of Nemo and then I gotta switch between the instances now.

Now, nnn gives me 4 contexts, which can be easily switched between using 1-4. I’ve added zoxide within nnn to pretty much jump to any directory within my system. This isn’t really possible with a GUI file manager. Guess you can add integration to other tools as well to the list of pros of a terminal file manager.

File preview needs a mention as well. It’s easier when you can quickly glance a file and move on instead of opening it.