5 Ways Cmder Can Increase Your Productivity
I still remembers the first time I use Git with Git Bash (or Command Prompt). It is a not so good experience. So, I ended up using Git with GUI such as the one in Visual Studio, Android Studio, or even a standalone app such as SourceTree. It didn’t suit me because sometimes it’s hard to do things that easier when executed using a console. As I start to develop Laravel web app, a good console replacement becoming a necessity.
Cmder
Cmder is an open source project to emulate console based on Conemu and Clink. Cmder first came to my notice when I see my friend using Cmder as his console replacement. Because of its sleeker design, I though I’m going to give it a try. To download Cmder you can easily navigate to the link below.
To maximize your productivity using Cmder, here are a few tips for you.
1. Git Command Out-of-The-Box
You don’t even need to install Git for Windows to use Cmder’s ability to run Git commands. Cmder already includes Git for Windows, thus you can use it instantly.
2. Alias for commands
Giving alias never been easier in a console for Windows. You can just call <name-of-alias>=<actual-command> to create alias. Here is an example of a command to create alias gs=git status.
3. Unix Commands
This feature actually came from Git for Windows, but since it could be helpful so I’m going to include it here. You can use Unix commands such as ls, rm, chmod, or other kinds of commands, and even ssh. You don’t need to install PuTTY anymore, yeay!
4. Tab
You don’t have to open many instances of Cmder, press Ctrl+T and you will able to create a new tab of a terminal in the same window. You can even rename the tab as you like. If you want to run a certain terminal to be run as admin, you can do it too!
5. Portable
Cmder is portable, so portable that you can even put it on Dropbox, Google Drive, or any file sharing system. Not only the executable, the configuration also copied too. If you have nice aliases and you are finding yourself on a new PC. You can copy your Cmder from your Dropbox, and use it as you would have use it on your own PC! No more reason to stays unproductive with PC that isn’t yours.
Wrap Up
So, here’s what I thought about Cmder. There are limitations for what Cmder can’t do in Windows (you can figure it out yourself). But, as far as I use I never felt that it miss important commands (yes, some gimmick commands are not available, but usually you can do it with other commands). Share your thought about this on the response below, and I hope it’s helpful for you.
