Stop Googling Basic Terminal Commands: Why I Built ShellDex
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Posted on Apr 20
# Stop Googling Basic Terminal Commands: Why I Built ShellDex
[#cli](https://dev.to/t/cli)[#productivity](https://dev.to/t/productivity)[#showdev](https://dev.to/t/showdev)[#tooling](https://dev.to/t/tooling)
Have you ever found yourself completely blanking on a terminal command you’ve used a hundred times before? Or maybe you’ve spent 15 minutes digging through StackOverflow just to remember the exact syntax to extract a `tar` file or find a process running on a specific port?
As developers and system administrators, the command line is our second home. But let's be honest: memorizing every single command, flag, and argument across different platforms is virtually impossible. We often rely on messy bookmarks, scattered cheat sheets, or endless Google searches.
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Posted on Apr 20
# Stop Googling Basic Terminal Commands: Why I Built ShellDex
[#cli](https://dev.to/t/cli)[#productivity](https://dev.to/t/productivity)[#showdev](https://dev.to/t/showdev)[#tooling](https://dev.to/t/tooling)
Have you ever found yourself completely blanking on a terminal command you’ve used a hundred times before? Or maybe you’ve spent 15 minutes digging through StackOverflow just to remember the exact syntax to extract a `tar` file or find a process running on a specific port?
As developers and system administrators, the command line is our second home. But let's be honest: memorizing every single command, flag, and argument across different platforms is virtually impossible. We often rely on messy bookmarks, scattered cheat sheets, or endless Google searches.
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