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SQL

sqlfmt – SQL formatter

January 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Database, Documents

sqlfmt formats your dbt SQL files. It is similar in nature to black, gofmt, and rustfmt (but for SQL).

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Network

Realm – simple relay server

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

Realm is a simple, high performance relay server.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. We recommend the best alternatives.

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Documents

17 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.

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ETR – ECMP traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ETR is a MTR-like tool for discovering and analyzing ECMP (Equal-Cost Multi-Path) network routes.

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Documents

mokii – ls replacement

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Mokii is a modern file listing utility that levels up your ls game. It brings Unicode icons, color coding, sorting options

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ttl – modern traceroute

January 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

ttl is a network diagnostic tool that goes beyond traceroute: MTU discovery, NAT detection, route flap alerts, IX identification, and more.

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UnCSS – removes unused CSS from stylesheets

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

UnCSS is a tool that removes unused CSS from your stylesheets. It works across multiple files and supports Javascript-injected CSS.

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vcs2l – fork of vcstool

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

vcs2l is a fork of vcstool which is a version control system (VCS) tool, designed to make working with multiple repositories easier.

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CSS

cview – terminal-based user interface toolkit

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, TUI

cview is a terminal-based user interface toolkit. This package is a fork of tview.

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Task Manager

Schedrem – cross-platform task scheduler and reminder

January 19, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity

Schedrem is a Python package that provides a tool for scheduling tasks and setting reminders.

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netwhy – diagnose slow or unreliable network connections

January 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

netwhy is a lightweight Linux command-line tool that diagnoses slow or unreliable network connections.

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Git Clients

diffnav – Git diff pager

January 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

diffnav is a git diff pager based on delta but with a file tree, à la GitHub.

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CPU

Brrtfetch – animated system information fetcher

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI

Brrtfetch displays the user specified GIF rendered as animated ASCII art alongside the system information from your favourite fetcher.

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data analytics

Yōzefu – explore data of a Kafka cluster

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

Yōzefu is an interactive terminal user interface (TUI) application for exploring data of a kafka cluster.

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Password manager

passcualito – command-line password manager

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

passcualito is a simple command-line password manager for Linux that’s written in the Go programming language.

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Documentation

rip – fuzzy find and kill processes

January 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

rip is a utility that lets you fuzzy find and kill processes from your terminal.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: Fractal Art – desktop wallpaper generator

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews

Fractal Art is software which generates colorful wallpapers. It’s free and open source software written in Haskell.

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Find Duplicates

crepe – grep-like search tool

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

crepe is a grep-like text search tool that highlights matches instead of filtering lines. Built in Rust for speed and reliability.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp

January 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to cp, a tool for copying files and directories.

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