Which Programming Language is the most ideal for CLI tools?

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  1. nixpkgs

    Nix Packages collection & NixOS

    For simple to medium-complex tools Bash is perfectly fine. For example, off the top of my head the nixos-rebuild command in NixOS is a bash script, as is pass.

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  3. exa

    A modern replacement for ‘ls’.

    If you know C you can use C. The currrent trend is to rewrite common unix tools in Rust. C++ is also a common choice for more complex tools. For example the DNF package manegr is written in C. APT, Nix are in C++.

  4. bat

    A cat(1) clone with wings.

    If you know C you can use C. The currrent trend is to rewrite common unix tools in Rust. C++ is also a common choice for more complex tools. For example the DNF package manegr is written in C. APT, Nix are in C++.

  5. fd

    A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

    If you know C you can use C. The currrent trend is to rewrite common unix tools in Rust. C++ is also a common choice for more complex tools. For example the DNF package manegr is written in C. APT, Nix are in C++.

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