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ssh, screen, vim, git, grep, find, less
In that order.
I do love me some ssh, it initially blew my mind how simple it was to set up.
I have no idea what screen does, even after glancing at the man page, can you enlighten me on your use case for it?
I'm still learning (quite slowly) vim keybinds, but I've gotten to the point where I can "use" it and not get trapped.
I've never used git personally, what's your use case if you don't mind?
Thanks!
screen keeps the current state of your console if your connection is lost or if you switch devices. You could also use tabs for multiple console windows. Customize it by a ~/.screenrc file (scrollback amount, no welcome screen, nicer colors, a status bar ...)
About vim: I enjoy it most with an eye-friendly theme and some plugins like nerdtree (file explorer) and ctrlp (fuzzy file search). More plugins here: https://vimawesome.com/ You can (and should) use your own ~/.vimrc config file, where you could setup your own keybindings, plugins and themes.
About git: It's a version control tool to keep track of your file changes. Properly configured, you could also use your vim for git file differences (git difftool). Professionally used for code changes and collaboration with other developers. Privately it could be used to track changes in your local markdown documentation, your diary or your tex thesis for example.
I really appreciate the write up. I'll play around with those tools! Thanks!
I ditched screen for tmux ~10 years ago and never looked back
Why the switch? What features drew you in and kept you in? I haven't dove into multiplexing yet so no need to get too in the weeds, I wanna do some research then make a separate post about that later.
Better configurability and scripting iirc