Handy Linux Terminal Tools: btop, ncdu, bat and HTTPie

28 July 2025

Install them all on Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install -y btop ncdu bat httpie

btop: CPU, RAM, disk, network and process monitor. Run btop. More info.
ncdu: find what's filling a disk. ncdu -x / (-x stays on one filesystem). More info.
bat: cat with syntax highlighting and line numbers. On Ubuntu/Debian the command is batcat (add alias bat=batcat). More info.
HTTPie: readable HTTP client for APIs, e.g. http GET https://api.github.com/repos/aristocratos/btop. More info.