# 6 Command-line Utilities to Improve your Workflows

We spend a lot of time as engineers on our terminals. Here is a list of 6 command-line utilities that can help you boost your productivity on the terminal. 


### 1. Autojump (j) ###
Autojump is a fast way to navigate your filesystem. It keeps track of the directories that you access & their usage frequency. 

**Usage: **
- To navigate to a directory that contains `Downloads` from any directory in the filesystem
```
j Downloads```

[Link](https://github.com/wting/autojump)

### 2. bat ###

Bat is a `cat` clone with support for syntax highlighting for the commonly used programming languages & markup formats.

**Usage:**
 ```
bat filename```

![bat highlighting the syntax of Python](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1606077167750/-lbEqzpcQ.png) 

[Link](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat)

### 3. Fuzzy Finder (fzf) ###

Fuzzy Finder is an interactive command-line tool for fuzzy search. You can use it to find the files by typing a few characters of the file with instant feedback. 

You can also use it to search any list on the terminal such as command history, git logs, processes, etc.

![Demo of fzf](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1606079217983/mXFlK5pfe.gif)

[Link](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf)

### 4. tldr ###

Have you felt that the man pages are too verbose when you are looking for an option for a command? 

Try `tldr` which gives you community-maintained help pages for command-line tools. 

**Usage**
```
tldr command_or_utility
```

![tldr for man pages](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1606079807478/HgaLUvow2.png)

[Link](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr)

### 5. cal ###

`cal` shows you the calendar in your terminal. 

For those times when you do not remember today's day or date!

![cal showing the calendar on the terminal](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1606080750469/YqjLJJKqD.png)

### 6. sudo !! ###

Did you have to run the last command as a superuser instead of your normal user? `sudo !!` can come to your rescue. It runs the last command as a superuser. 

![Example of running previous command as superuser](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1606081057127/25y4wZmjn.png)

Let me know which one you use or would use in the comments!

Do you have any additions to this list? Share it in the comments.