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Git Clients

git-fresh – refresh Git working copies from the terminal

May 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-fresh is a small command-line utility for refreshing Git working copies from the terminal.

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HTTP

Restish – CLI for interacting with REST-ish HTTP APIs

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Restish is a command-line client for working with REST-style HTTP APIs.

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Git Clients

Gitu – TUI Git client inspired by Magit

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Gitu is a terminal user interface for Git inspired by Magit. It’s designed to bring a keyboard-driven porcelain interface to the command line.

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Stock Ticker

stocksTUI – check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Financial, TUI

stocksTUI is a Textual-based terminal application for monitoring financial markets from the command line.

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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

There’s a few things to install to get the NPU ready for software. I set up the NPU with the CachyOS Linux distribution.

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Time tracking

36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.

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Minisforum M2

MINISFORUM M2 Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

The MINISFORUM M2 is a compact mini PC built around Intel’s Panther Lake platform. I’m reviewing it using CachyOS and Ubuntu.

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FTP Client

Taxi – FTP client

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Taxi is a native Linux FTP client designed for elementary OS.

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Git Clients

git-trim – keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-trim is a command-line utility that helps keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches.

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QR Tools

15 Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A QR code (also known as a quick-response code) is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented for labelling automobile parts.

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Command Schedulers

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cron

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to cron, a daemon to execute scheduled commands.

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Machine Learning

9 Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Graphics, Roundup

Image upscaling brings the power of AI upscaling to your fingertips, allowing you to turn low-resolution images into high-quality outputs.

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Manga

Manga Library Manager – cross-platform manga downloader

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Other

Manga Library Manager is a cross-platform manga downloader and offline library management application.

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Git Clients

gitmoji-cli – use gitmojis in Git commit messages

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

gitmoji-cli is a command-line tool that helps developers use gitmojis in their Git commit messages.

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Bible

10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Bible Software

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms Education, Other, Roundup

Bible software helps to make religious studies more effective, more organised, and more rewarding.

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Manga

mangathr – command-line manga downloader

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Other

mangathr is designed for users who want to build and maintain a local manga library from supported online sources.

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Diary

14 Best Free and Open Source Diary Software

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

This article identifies flexible and useful diary tools for the Linux desktop. Free and open source software only.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cp, a tool for copying files and directories.

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Reference Managers

12 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Bibliography Tools

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Education, Roundup, TUI

Bibliographic software (also known as citation software or reference managers) plays a very important role in research.

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FTP Client

FileFive – dual-panel file manager and transfer client

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

FileFive is a dual-panel file manager and transfer client that runs in the browser after being launched from the command line.

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