Which Linux command or utility is simple, powerful, and surprisingly unknown to many people or used less often?

This could be a command or a piece of software or an application.

For example I’m surprised to find that many people are unaware of Caddy, a very simple web server that can make setting up a reverse proxy incredibly easy.

Another example is fzf. Many people overlook this, a fast command-line fuzzy finder. It’s versatile for searching files, directories, or even shell history with minimal effort.

  • x00z@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    So just clone a git and delete the .git folder? Seems pretty useless to me.

    • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      If you want to waste bandwidth downloading the entire commit history, go ahead.

      • A Basil Plant@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 days ago

        --depth=1? I use this all the time when I clone the kernel.

        Edit: reread that you wanted to download code at a particular commit.

          • A Basil Plant@lemmy.world
            1·
            2 days ago

            Can single-branch handle cloning from a particular commit? I know that it’s possible to clone particular branches and particular tags with depth=1, but OP states cloning at a particular commit, not HEAD.