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Ohcount – source code line counter and analysis library

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Ohcount is a source code line counter and analysis library originally developed for Ohloh and used to generate code statistics reports.

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Internet Radio

18 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Internet Radio Apps

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, Multimedia, Roundup

This article recommends our favourite terminal-based internet radio apps. Free and open source software only.

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Log Analyzers

8 Best Free and Open Source Console Log File Analyzers

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software

Almost everything that happens on a Linux system is logged in some way. We feature the finest open source console-based log file analyzers.

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ufetch – system profiler

April 29, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ufetch is a small system information utility for Unix-like operating systems.

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ocloc – Rust command-line utility that counts lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

ocloc is a command-line utility that counts lines of code across a codebase and presents the results in a clear, high-performance report.

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Selection of utilities

hist-rs – high-throughput CLI to count unique lines

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hist-rs is a Rust command-line utility built for high-throughput line-oriented text processing.

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pygount – count source lines of code

April 28, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

pygount is a command line tool for counting source lines of code in software projects.

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Selection of utilities

cuniq – count unique lines in text input

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cuniq is a command-line utility written in Rust for counting unique lines in text input.

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Encryption

fscrypt – Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

fscrypt is a high-level command-line utility for managing Linux native filesystem encryption on supported filesystems.

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Monitor System

TWSLA – TWSNMP’s Simple Log Analyzer

April 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

TWSLA is built for administrators and operators who want to work directly with large log sets without deploying a heavier log management stack.

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Console MPD Clients

11 Best Free and Open Source Console MPD Clients

April 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia, Roundup

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 best console-based MPD clients.

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Selection of utilities

hashit – generate file hashes quickly

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hashit is a cross-platform command-line utility for generating file hashes quickly.

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Images

19 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Roundup

This article recommends the best command-line image compression tools. They are all free and open source.

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SVGO – Node.js tool for optimizing SVG files

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics

SVGO is a Node.js tool for optimising SVG files by removing redundant data often added by vector editors

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Encrypted Files

19 Best Free and Open Source Linux CLI File Encryption Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

This roundup explores the finest CLI-based file encryption tools.

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Image of Files

35 Best Free and Open Source Command Line Navigation Tools

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

Tiny but useful tools that complement the cd command. Free and open source goodness.

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Documentation

Rizin – UNIX-like reverse engineering framework

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Rizin is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset for examining binaries, disassembling code, debugging programs.

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Selection of utilities

uniqs – alternative to uniq

April 25, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

uniqs is a Rust command-line utility that serves as an alternative to uniq with streaming support.

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Selection of utilities

xuniq – line deduplicator

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

xuniq is a high-performance and stable line deduplicator. Unlike the standard uniq utility, xuniq does not require your input to be sorted.

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Vulnerability Detection

unblob – extraction suite for working with unknown binary blobs

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

unblob is an extraction suite for working with unknown binary blobs.

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