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name: cli-tools description: Use modern Rust-based CLI tools (bat, ripgrep, fd, sd, eza) as interactive replacements for cat, grep, find, sed, and ls in developer terminal workflows. license: MIT compatibility: opencode

metadata: audience: developers workflow: terminal maturity: stable

Modern CLI Tools

Use modern Rust-based command-line tools as ergonomic replacements for common Unix utilities when working interactively in the terminal.

This skill applies when exploring codebases, inspecting files, searching text, or navigating directories during development. It is not intended for POSIX-strict shell scripts or CI environments.

Scope and Usage

• Interactive terminal sessions
• Local development environments
• Source code exploration and refactoring

Not intended for:

• Non-interactive shell scripts
• CI/CD pipelines
• Environments requiring strict POSIX compatibility

Tool Mapping

Examples

Search

Copygrep -R "useEffect" .

Suggested alternative:

Copyrg "useEffect"

Reason: Faster recursive search and automatic exclusion of ignored directories.

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Directory listing

Copyls -la

Suggested alternative:

Copyeza -la --git

Reason: Improved formatting with inline Git status.

Notes

• Do not blindly alias legacy commands in shared or scripted environments.
• Prefer explicit usage (rg, fd, eza) over global overrides.
• Installation and environment setup are intentionally omitted from this skill.

References

• bat — https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
• ripgrep — https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
• fd — https://github.com/sharkdp/fd
• sd — https://github.com/chmln/sd
• eza — https://github.com/eza-community/eza