top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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Category: CLI
8 Best Free and Open Source Console Based Network ‘top’ Tools
Out of the myriad of utilities that are available for Linux, top is a troubleshooting tool that often comes up in conversation. We recommend the best network ‘top’ tools.
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treex – fast, and customizable CLI directory viewer
Treex (Tree Explorer) is a lightweight and modern command-line utility that lets you explore your file system visually.
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sot – system observation tool
sot is a Command-line System Observation Tool in the spirit of top. It’s free and open source software written in Python.
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InstantCLI – consolidating lots of instantOS stuff into a single CLI
InstantCLI is a powerful, Rust-based command-line tool for managing dotfiles, game saves, system diagnostics, and instantOS configurations.
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CodeContexter – simple codebase serializer for LLM Context Windows
CodeContexter is a safety-first CLI tool that aggregates your entire codebase into a single, structured file (Markdown, JSON, or XML).
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Crush – terminal-based AI assistant
Crush is a powerful terminal-based AI assistant that helps with software development tasks.
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Tinct – extracts color palettes from images
Tinct is a modern, extensible CLI tool that extracts color palettes from images and generates configuration files.
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t-rec – fast terminal recorder
t-rec is a blazingly fast terminal recorder that generates animated GIF images for the web.
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18 Top Free and Open Source Console Based IRC Clients
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. We recommend the finest console-based IRC clients.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rename
This article spotlights alternative tools to rename which renames the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of expression in their name by replacement.
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yadm – yet another dotfiles manager
yadm is like having a version of Git, that only operates on your dotfiles. If you know how to use Git, you already know how to use yadm.
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cljstyle – tool for formatting Clojure code
cljstyle is a tool for formatting Clojure code. The cljstyle tool supports several different commands for checking source files.
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Rustow – modern Stow implementation
Rustow is Stow rewritten in Rust. While writing Rustow, Stow only used as a starting idea not as an objective.
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liveboat – static page generator for Newsboat feeds
Liveboat is a static page generator which turns Newsboat RSS reader feed data into beautiful static websites.
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osgrep – natural-language search that works like grep
osgrep is a tool for natural-language search that works like grep. Fast, local, and built for coding agents.
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rapidgzip – parallelized decompression of gzip files
rapidgzip can be used for parallel decompression of almost any gzip file.
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e2ecp – transfer files
e2ecp lets you transfer files between machines through the web, through a CLI, or both.
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wl-kbptr – move the mouse pointer with the keyboard
wl-kbptr — short for Wayland Keyboard Pointer — is a utility to help move the mouse pointer with the keyboard.
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rong – color generator
Rong is a CLI that extracts a Material You color palette from an image or video, and applies it across your system using configurable template mappings.
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