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As we all know, file copying on Linux has long relied on the classic cp command, which remains reliable but offers little feedback and limited control over long or complex operations.

To address this, a promising new Rust-based command-line tool called cpx emerge, designed as an alternative rather than a replacement, that approaches the same task with a focus on performance, visibility, and configurability.

It targets scenarios where large directory trees, interrupted transfers, or the need for detailed progress reporting make standard tools less convenient to use. The project is currently Linux-only and leverages modern kernel features to improve copy throughput and reliability.

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[–] artifex@piefed.social 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So many things from the Modern UNIX tools repo!

My daily drivers are: lsd instead of ls - colors, icons, tree-view, more formatting, dust instead of du for better formatting, jq for viewing JSON, gtop instead of top just because it's so pretty

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(I've aliased most of these, but there are a few toolchains that have broken)

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That dust is looking fine. I have been using btop myself.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I find btop's color schemes don't with well with changing between light and dark mode in the terminal when theme background is turned off.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is very true. I find flat-remix-light to be somewhat decent (still pretty bad) among the options.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Okay cool, I'll test that out. Thanks!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The light theme doesn't work too well with a dark terminal, but the dark version worked okay. Still, I'd have to switch between. Thanks anyway.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing this!

If you have (or start) a blog with RSS, please let us know. I would be down to read more of these tips!

[–] typicalDude778@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I've been using btop, this seems interesting