I like Ruby for one off scripts, too. In some cases though, I don't like having to install Ruby. If Elixir, or perhaps Erlang, is on the target box, an Elixir

I like Ruby for one off scripts, too. In some cases though, I don't like having to install Ruby. If Elixir, or perhaps Erlang, is on the target box, an Elixir Escript is also a good option. I've picked up a fair bit of bash for easier tasks, too.