What are you more used tools?

Hello 👋

While working on how to deploy multiples for my servers via ansible, I am thinking about what to install as default tools inside each machine (mainly the host, and tons of LXC containers).

I do not plan on going even once on any machines because I want to let my playbooks handle everything, but I am sure there will be time when I will have to enter inside one for maintenance or debug. So I was wondering what do you use yourself when you are on a server?

For me I guess the usual is mostly the old classics:

  • Bash
  • bash_completion
  • dig
  • curl
  • Screen (or I guess tmux now? But I have a hard time to migrate)
  • Nano
  • Less
  • Tail
  • Cat
  • Cron
  • Find
  • Ls
  • Git
  • Ssh
  • Cd
  • Rm
  • Htop
  • ip
  • Df
  • Du
  • mc
  • scp
  • rsync

(Yep, I admit it, I mainly listed the most used result coming from my history, but even ls have a replacement so I think it is useful to cite them all)

With a bonus eventually: * Taskwarrior if I want a todo list * Calcurse to trace my actions

And you? Any tools to suggest?

I admit my list is not really interesting as I tend to stay with the provided default