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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Which Linux tool or command is surprisingly simple, powerful, and yet underrated?" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by mfat@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (39 children)

nano was and still is vital to me learning and using linux, I will not learn how to use vim so if the distro forces it to be default im not using it. Why is editing text so convoluted for seemingly no reason.. I also hate that vim must be used for certain files.

[–] Karmmah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I used nano when I started but now I am using vim for one year already. I'd recommend taking a few days where you only use vim and I think you will see why people like it. With a few motions you can be much faster than you would be in Nano.

[–] n0x0n@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

I’m using Linux since 1998 and still like nano. I can use vi, but prefer nano when it’s available.

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