The software utility cron also known as cron job is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. But there are other high quality CLI command schedulers.
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Category: Utilities
Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cat
cat derives its name from concatenation and provides other nifty options too. This article spotlights alternative tools to cat.
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hgrep – grep with human-friendly search output
hgrep is a grep tool to search files with a given pattern and print the matched code snippets with human-friendly syntax highlighting.
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PasteLock – encrypted clipboard manager
PasteLock is an encrypted clipboard manager with login, scrollable history and text/image paste storage.
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Dax – shell with CLI
Dax is a custom Unix shell implementation. It provides a familiar command-line interface with support for standard shell features.
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xremap – key remapper
xremap is a key remapper for Linux. Unlike xmodmap, it supports app-specific remapping and Wayland.
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hypruler – measure anything on your screen
hypruler is a utility to measure anything on your screen. It’s built for Linux and Hyprland.
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meow – renders text using your existing Neovim configuration
meow is a command line tool that aims to be a replacement for cat/bat with better highlighting. It’s written in Lua.
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Tyr – intelligent file organization powered by machine learning
Tyr is a fast file organizer built in Rust that automatically categorizes and groups your files.
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zur – AUR helper
zur is just another AUR helper. The AUR is a community-driven repository for Arch Linux users that contains package build scripts.
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clipsim – simple and fast X clipboard manager
clipsim is a clipboard manager. It retrieves clipboard text when the window owning it is closed, and keeps a clipboard history.
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Vanish – rm with cache
Vanish (vx) is a .modern, safe file deletion tool with recovery capabilities.
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dashi – simple shell for Linux window managers
Dashi is a simple shell for lightweight window managers on Linux with minimal resources.
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mgrep – semantically grep everything
mgrep is a calm, CLI-native way to semantically grep everything, like code, images, pdfs and more.
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clipbox – clipboard manager for Wayland
clipbox is a clipboard manager for Wayland with rofi integration, featuring multiple buffers, pinning, image preview, and password masking.
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Regex TUI – test and visualize regular expressions in real-time
Regex TUI is a terminal user interface (TUI) application for testing and visualizing regular expressions in real-time.
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Fortress – file explorer with git niceties
Fortress is a command-line file explorer written in modern Fortran with fzf integration and git binds for fast staging and committing.
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prmt – ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt generator
prmt is billed as an ultra-fast, customizable shell prompt that won’t slow you down.
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15 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls
When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.
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HeadsetStatus – lightweight headset battery monitor for Linux
HeadsetStatus is a fast, minimal system tray app that shows battery and connection status for wireless/USB headsets.
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