The list of tools I use on my Mac OS X + dotfiles.

Run packages and apps install with Homebrew

On a new mac you can install pretty much everything you need with a homebrew. Here is the whole script I use install_with_brew.sh

CLI tools

• bat allows to view files with syntax highlighting. Great alternative to cat. (github)

• birthday is a tool to store birthdays.(github)

• usage:

  $ birthday -n 'Name Surname' -d '14/09/1995'
  $ birthday -n 'Name Surname' -d '14/09'
  $ birthday # displays all birthdays

• dive - for exploring a docker image, layer contents, and discovering ways to shrink the size of your Docker/OCI image. (github)

  • usage:

  $ dive <your-image-tag>

• shellcheck - tool that gives warnings and suggestions for bash/sh shell scripts (github)

  • usage:

  $ shellcheck yourscript

• fzf - command-line fuzzy finder. (github)

• usage:

  press Ctrl + T at any point in time to open up an interactive fuzzy search interface, which will recursively search for files inside the current directory.

• hub is a command line tool that wraps git in order to extend it with extra features and commands that make working with GitHub easier. (github).

• usage:

$ hub clone lesin/repo
# expands to:
$ git clone git://github.com/lesin/repo.git

• ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels. (link)

• monolith is a CLI tool for saving web pages as a single file. (github)

• tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached. (github)

• watch - used to periodically execute a command.

• usage: watch ruby test.rb

• notes: sometimes it doesn't work properly for commands with options. then just use infinite loop while :; do clear; some_bash_command; sleep 5; done

non-CLI tools

• Docker

  • create, deploy, and run applications by using containers cheatsheet

• iTerm2

  • terminal replacement link

• Monosnap

• create/share screenshots link

browser extensions

• AdBlock link
• ColorZilla link
• EditThisCookie link
• JSONView link
• OneTab link
• Pesticide link
• Wappalyzer link
• Vimium link
• Full Page Screen Capture link

some useful resources

• the list of useful lists (different topics like tech, books, etc) link