This article spotlights alternative tools to less. All of the tools are free and open source and sport a command-line interface.
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harsh – habit tracking for geeks
harsh is habit tracking for geeks. A minimalist, command line tool for tracking, understanding, and forging habits.
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gofumpt – stricter gofmt
gofumpt is a drop-in replacementto gofmt. Enforce a stricter format than gofmt, while being backwards compatible.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based YouTube Tools
Funky developers have created applications that allow you to bypass the web-only barrier of YouTube. Here’s our recommended terminal-based YouTube tools.
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Uncrustify – source code beautifer
Uncrustify is a source code beautifier for C, C++, C#, Objective-C, D, Java, Pawn and Vala.
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Staticcheck – advanced Go linter
Using static analysis, Staticcheck finds bugs and performance issues, offers simplifications, and enforces style rules.
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Vet examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs
Vet examines Go source code and reports suspicious constructs, such as Printf calls whose arguments do not align with the format string.
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texel – Command line interface for reading spreadsheets
Texel is a useful CLI for quickly reading spreadsheets and copying their contents to clipboard in CSV format.
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OCLint – static code analysis tool
OCLint is a static code analysis tool for improving quality and reducing defects by inspecting C, C++ and Objective-C code.
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12 Best Free and Open Source Linux CLI File Encryption Tools
This roundup explores the finest CLI-based file encryption tools.
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cpplint – static code checker for C++
Cpplint is a command-line tool to check C/C++ files for style issues according to Google’s C++ style guide.
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dnsi – tool to investigate the DNS
dnsi is a command line tool to investigate various aspects of the Domain Name System (DNS).
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Cppcheck – static analysis tool
Cppcheck is a static analysis tool for C/C++ code. It provides unique code analysis to detect bugs and focuses on detecting undefined behaviour
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goscrobble – simple music scrobbler daemon
goscrobble is a simple music scrobbler daemon for MPRIS-based music players (e.g. Spotify or tidal-hifi).
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peep – CLI text viewer tool
peep is the CLI text viewer tool which runs on Linux and macOS. This tool works interactively like the less command.
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Xecrets Cli – AxCrypt compatible encryption tool
Xecrets Cli is a command line file (Cli) file encryption toolbox, runs on Linux, macOS and Windows
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ps
We explore free and open source alternatives to ps, a command that reports a snapshot of the current processes.
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ls-lint – fast file and directory name linter
ls-lint is an extremely fast directory and filename linter. Bring some structure to your project filesystem.
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Kingfisher – secret‑scanning and live validation tool
Kingfisher is a secret‑scanning and live validation tool combining Hyperscan regex engine with language‑aware parsing.
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