WTM IWD 2024 - Friendly shell environment setup

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1. Friendly shell environment setup Karn Wong Platform Engineer, Data Cafe Thailand
2. A CLI nerd who loves a blinking cursor too much Karn Wong Platform Engineer, Data Cafe Thailand https://karnwong.me
3. Current issues with default shell config 1. Lack of colors 2. Everything looks the same 3. Not obvious whether there is a typo or an executable doesn’t exist 4. Important information are not displayed
4. Bland colors, not anymore!
5. ls -> eza
6. ls -lah -> eza
7. cat -> bat
8. echo
9. Executable doesn’t exist
10. Chained command
11. grep
12. df -> duf
13. ps -> procs
14. grep -> rg
15. grep - for files -> fd
16. Markdown -> glow
17. git diff
18. And you can click in terminals!
19. vim -> nvchad
20. tmux -> zellij
21. Did I mention autocomplete?
22. Autocomplete - executables
23. Autocomplete - docker
24. Autocomplete - docker argument
25. Autocomplete - ssh
26. Autocomplete - scp
27. Quality of life features
28. Shell - autocomplete from history
29. Jump between directories -> zoxide
30. Command cheat sheet -> tldr
31. JSON -> fx
32. Important information should be displayed
33. Current folder
34. Last command’s runtime
35. Last command’s status
36. Current GCP account & project
37. Current AWS account & region
38. Current runtime version & venv
39. Git branch & status
40. Current kubernetes context & namespace
41. Active username & hostname (over SSH)
42. Words from users
43. Can I copy your setup?”
44. https://github.com/kahnwong/vm-init
46. Further actions 1. Define commonly used tools 2. Implement setup script for teams