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.

  • HeartyOfGlass@piefed.socialEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Listed programs:

    • scp - “potentially deprecated”
    • e/fgrep - replaced with grep flags
    • net-tools, which includes
      • netstat
      • arp
      • route
      • iptunnel *nameif
    • ifconfig
    • iwconfig
    • iptables
    • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      7 days 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

      • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        7 days 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).