Two men walking on ridge
Command line, Java

PICOCLI 

Do you want to bring your java applications to your command line? Picocli is a framework that enables you to create your own rich CLI ,backed by java! In this post we will get started with an example CLI called java-genie. To read more on…

Flower arrangement
Command line

TERMINAL ARRANGEMENT 

Do you find yourself opening terminals and first resizing and arranging them before starting your commands? In this article we look at some helpful shortcuts for arranging one or multiple terminal windows with iTerm2. Personalise your terminal arrangement. For the full documentation on iTerm2 take…

Tree in a field
Command line

TREE COMMAND 

Ever been working your way down directories with alternating ls and cd? Not knowing by heart what the whole directory structure looks like can be a pain. But there is a way out with the tree command! This post is part of a series on…

Pie with meringue
Command line

HTTPIE 

Postman was my go to tool when I considered making a http request. That all changed when I found out httpie gives a very easy and short API precisely for this. In this post I will show why I like httpie. The full documentation can…

Man jumping over the abyss
Command line

Z COMMAND 

Working from the command line can be repetitive. Are you sick of typing the same path to a directory over and over again? Are you sometimes opening a finder to see what this path was? Z to the rescue! Now you can jump to this…

Coi fish
Command line

FISH SHELL 

As I gain more experience as a software developer I find myself using the command line a lot more. With this growing demand comes a growing need for powerful tools for the command line. In comes fish shell. For a complete documentation and installation guide…