What CLI apps you use to do common tasks like editing (pdf, audio, video, image) files. - eviltoast

Here is my list:

  • pdf - pdftk
  • images - imagemagickutilities
  • audio/video - ffmpeg
  • documents - libreoffice --headless mode, also pandoc
  • download files - wget and curl, also ytdlp for youtube, reddit
  • cloud storage - rclone
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    1 year ago

    find -exec is essential to process multiple files

    7z handles wildcards inside a find -exec so you can save 200 lines of sh compliance

    mpv plays online media since it uses yt-dlp