Next-gen terminals

Discover the next-gen terminal tools with David Rutland that will transform your command-line life.

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For most Linux Format readers, the terminal is where the action happens. Sure, you probably chose your distro based on a mix of aesthetics and the tools with which it comes packaged, but when it comes down to it, most of the real work gets done on a black screen with a monospace font. .

Why? Linux is a command-line based  system, and generally it’s a lot quicker and  more efficient to type a line or two into   BASH than it is to use a mouse to conjure a  monolithic GUI from the depths of your SSD.  The difference may well be seconds – and  you could be using those seconds to get work  done. Or to make a cup of tea. Terminals were  never designed to be beautiful. Their output  is often difficult to scan, and if there happens  to be any non-Linux person lurking nearby  with a tray of biscuits, there’s a very real  danger that you’ll be arrested as a hacker in  your local Starbucks.