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Category: CLI

Git Clients

Onefetch – displays information about a local Git repository

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Onefetch is a command-line utility that displays information about a local Git repository directly in your terminal.

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Weeder – perform whole-program dead-code analysis

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Weeder is a command-line utility for Haskell that performs whole-program dead-code analysis.

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Git Clients

BFG Repo-Cleaner – clean unwanted data from Git repository history

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

BFG Repo-Cleaner is a command-line tool for cleaning unwanted data from Git repository history.

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Compression

ZXC – lossless compression library and command-line tool

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ZXC is a high-performance lossless compression library and command-line tool written primarily in C.

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crash – Linux kernel crash analysis utility

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

crash is a Linux kernel crash analysis utility for examining live systems and kernel dump files.

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Compression

lrzip-next – Long Range ZIP

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lrzip-next is a long-range compression utility. The project builds on the original design with a large number of enhancements.

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Documentation

RCP Tools- manage large filesets

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

RCP Tools is a Rust-based collection of command-line utilities for managing large filesets on Linux systems and across remote hosts.

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Eye Care Software

wlsunset – adjust display colour temperature on Wayland

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

wlsunset changes screen colour temperature on compatible Wayland desktops using sunrise, sunset, twilight settings and manual controls.

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rr – record-and-replay debugger for Linux

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

rr is a record-and-replay debugger for Linux that captures a program’s execution and lets you replay the exact same run later inside gdb.

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File Managers

24 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Roundup, Utilities

We recommend the finest free and open source console-based file managers for Linux and other operating systems.

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Eye Care Software

Gammastep – adjust the colour temperature of your screen

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

Gammastep automatically adjusts screen colour temperature for day and night, with location tracking, gamma, brightness and manual controls.

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drgn – programmable debugger

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

drgn is a programmable debugger that puts scripting at the centre of the debugging workflow.

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Eye Care Software

sunsetr – automatic blue-light filter for Wayland desktops

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific

sunsetr adjusts Wayland display colour temperature with smooth transitions, location-based scheduling, presets and IPC automation.

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Git Clients

git-smart – small collection of Git helper commands

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-smart is a small collection of Git helper commands that try to make common repository tasks safer and more informative.

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Machine Learning

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan – image upscaler and denoiser

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

waifu2x-ncnn-vulkan upscales and denoises images on Vulkan GPUs, with model selection, batch processing, tiling and test-time augmentation.

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Git Clients

git-open – small command-line helper

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-open is a small command-line helper that adds a handy git open command to Git.

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pydoclint – Python docstring linter

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pydoclint is a Python docstring linter intended for developers who want stricter, more reliable docstring validation in Python projects.

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Git Clients

git-when-merged – command-line tool

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-when-merged is a command-line tool that helps you find the merge commit that first brought a specific commit into a branch.

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Documentation

advcpmv – patch for cp

May 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

advcpmv is a maintained patch set for Core Utilities that extends cp and mv with progress-aware transfer output.

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Documentation

cpx – modern replacement for the traditional cp command

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cpx is a command-line utility for Linux that rethinks the classic cp command with an emphasis on speed, resilience.

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