This article spotlights alternative tools to the command-line tail utility.
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Category: CLI
zchunk – compressed file format
zchunk is a file format designed for highly efficient deltas while maintaining good compression.
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element – periodic table on the command line
element shows the periodic table and more on the command line.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Snippet Tools
A snippet tool is utility software that can boost your productivity. They are especially useful to save complex commands
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wtype – xdotool type for Wayland
wtype is a Wayland tool that allows you to simulate keyboard input like xdotool type for X11.
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Konsave – save and apply KDE Plasma customizations
Konsave is a CLI program that will let you save and apply your Linux customizations with a single command.
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Ucto – advanced rule-based unicode-aware tokenizer
Ucto tokenizes text files: it separates words from punctuation, and splits sentences. It offers several other basic preprocessing steps.
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pdnsd – DNS server
pdnsd is a DNS server designed for local caching of DNS information.
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Hickory – Rust-based DNS client, server and resolver
Hickory is a Rust based DNS client, server, and resolver, built to be safe and secure from the ground up.
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Clipboard Sync – synchronization tool for X11 and Wayland instances
Clipboard Sync is a utility that synchronizes the clipboard across multiple X11 and Wayland instances running on the same machine.
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SuperSlicer – G-code generator for 3D printers
SuperSlicer takes 3D models (STL, OBJ, AMF) and converts them into G-code instructions for FFF printers or PNG layers for mSLA 3D printers.
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FDNS – encrypted DNS proxy
FDNS is an encrypted DNS proxy designed for small networks and Linux desktops.
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mu – maildir indexer and searcher
mu is a tool for dealing with e-mail messages stored in the Maildir-format.
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Linux Candy: wallust – create 16 color palettes
wallust is a command-line program that generates a color palette from the dominant colors in an image.
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Printrun – suite of hosts for 3D printers and other CNC machines
Printrun consists of a suite of hosts for 3D printers and other CNC machines and a small collection of scripts.
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dprox – lightweight DNS proxy server
dprox is a lightweight DNS proxy server. It’s created as a drop-in replacement of dnsmasq to work with dnsmasq-china-list.
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wayclip – access the Wayland clipboard
wayclip is a pair of command-line utilities: waycopy and waypaste, which allow access to the Wayland clipboard.
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boom – manage text snippets
boom manages your text snippets on the command line.
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Slic3r – toolpath generator for 3D printers
Slic3r is a toolpath generator for 3D printers: reads 3D models (STL, OBJ, AMF, 3MF) and converts them into G-code instructions.
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xdotool – fake keyboard/mouse input, window management
xdotool lets you simulate keyboard input and mouse activity, move and resize windows, etc. It does this using X11’s XTEST extension.
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