17 Stunning & Modern UNIX Tools

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Abstraction: Modern Rust/Go CLI replacements for classic UNIX commands

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Article catalogs 17 modern open-source alternatives to standard UNIX commands, sourced from the ibraheemdev/modern-unix GitHub repository
bat replaces cat with syntax highlighting, Git integration, non-printable character display, and automatic paging; installable via apt as batcat
Most tools are written in Rust or Go and available via standard package managers (apt, brew, cargo)
Author switched to Pop!_OS (System76 Linux distribution) and curated the most useful tools from the repository
Tools are drop-in replacements designed to be faster, more readable, and feature-richer than their POSIX counterparts

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