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Do one thing, do it fast, get out of the way. 2. Installation Windows shrewsoft-install.exe /quiet /norestart Adds ShrewSoft to PATH and context menu (optional). Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shrewsoft/stable sudo apt update && sudo apt install shrewsoft-cli macOS brew install shrewsoft/tap/shrew 3. Core Commands shrew find Replaces find / grep with fuzzy, regex-aware search. shrewsoft
Version 3.2.1 | "Quiet Fury Edition" 1. What is ShrewSoft? ShrewSoft is a lightweight, low-overhead system utility suite designed for power users who value speed, precision, and minimalism . Inspired by the tenacious shrew—small but fierce—ShrewSoft tools are compact, fast, and efficient, often replacing bloated default applications. Example: Do one thing, do it fast, get out of the way
sudo apt remove shrewsoft-cli && rm -rf ~/.shrewsoft What is ShrewSoft
shrew pathx edit Tail and alert on log patterns with configurable triggers.
shrew killport 8080 --force Captures a point-in-time snapshot of memory usage by process, sorted by delta over last X seconds.
shrew find "*.log" "ERROR" --context 2 Force-terminates processes listening on a specific port.