Still using these obsolete Linux commands? Perhaps it is time to look for alternatives.

Still using these obsolete Linux commands? They might be popular from the olden days but perhaps it is time to look for alternatives.

  • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipEnglish
    72·
    1 day ago

    Replacement:

    • scp → rsync or sftp

    • egrep --> grep -E

    • fgrep --> grep -F

    • netstat --> ss

      • arp --> ip n
      • route --> ip route
      • iptunnel --> ip tunnel
      • nameif --> ip link

    • ifconfig --> ip

    • iwconfig --> iw

    • iptables --> nftables

    • stewie410@programming.dev
      8·
      21 hours ago

      iptables --> nftables

      And if you really want the iptables UX, iptables-nft is also an option (at least on Debian). While I prefer firewalld most of the time on a server, my boss really wants to stick with the same tools he’s used for 20yr; so iptables-nft it is.

    • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      rsync is cool but is nowhere a replacement for scp’s main use case. scp actually uses your SSH client settings file, whereas rsync doesn’t (it does have the opportunity to use a SSH command, which you then have to setup separately).