A collection of minimal, ready-to-use Docker images with essential CLI tools for developers (amd64 and arm64).
| Image |
OS |
CMD |
| alpine |
alpine 3.21 |
docker run -it --rm tgotwig/alpine |
| java |
java 25 (azul zulu openjdk) |
docker run -it --rm tgotwig/java |
| node |
debian 12 (bookworm) |
docker run -it --rm tgotwig/node |
| rhel |
rhel ubi 9.7 |
docker run -it --rm tgotwig/rhel |
| ubuntu |
ubuntu 24.04 |
docker run -it --rm tgotwig/ubuntu |
📃 List of commands which should be everywhere (click me)
| Command |
Note |
Sample |
| asdf |
For installing programming languages. |
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| atuin |
For shell history. |
atuin search git |
| bat |
For syntax-highlighted cat. |
bat file.txt |
| cc |
For compiling C code. |
cc main.c -o main |
| curl |
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| docker |
For container CLI. |
docker ps |
| dust |
For disk usage. |
dust . |
| fd |
For fast file search. |
fd "*.md" |
| fish |
Bash replacement with lots of auto-completions. |
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| git |
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| gnupg |
For managing GPG keys. |
gpg --list-keys |
| ip |
For getting host IPs. |
ip a |
| jq |
For querying JSON. |
jq . file.json |
| less |
For paging long output. |
less file.txt |
| lsd |
For modern ls. |
lsd -la |
| mediainfo |
For inspecting media metadata. |
mediainfo file.mp4 |
| micro |
Lightweight terminal editor. |
micro file.txt |
| nc |
For chatting or to check if port is open. |
nc -zv <host> <port> |
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| nslookup |
For getting IPs from dns name. |
nslookup github.com <alt-dns-server> |
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| rg |
For fast text search. |
rg "todo" |
| sd |
For modern sed. |
sd "foo" "bar" file.txt |
| ssh |
For remote access. |
ssh user@host |
| starship |
For making the terminal prompt pretty 😊 |
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| stow |
For managing dotfiles with symlinks. |
stow */ |
| task |
For having a task runner. |
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| tree |
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tree <folder> |
| unzip |
For extracting zip files. |
unzip archive.zip |
| wget |
For downloading files. |
wget <url> |
| z |
For jumping into previously visited folders. |
z <part-of-folders-path> |
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Commands which look different: