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.

  • @GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    32•3 months ago

    Also works on Twitch with the added benefit of NOT playing ads (you still get breaks, just with a placeholder screen instead of the commercial).

    mpv has yt-dlp support built in, so it can just play the streams directly.

          • Fonzie!
            3•2 months ago

            With their huge, clunky UI and my 1080p screen, yeah it is.

      • @corvus@lemmy.ml
        10•3 months ago

        mpv --ytdl URL. Read starting from --ytdl option in the mpv man page, you can even give specific yt-dlp options through --ytdl-raw-options.