Calcol is a wrapper around the cal command from util-linux that allows you to display a colorized calendar.
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Category: CLI
folsy – folder synchronization script
folsy is simple shell script which performs a job similar to other (folder) synchronization tools, but with nearly no resource consumption
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Linux Candy: shuffle – ASCII art with a cool shuffle effect
The shuffle command prints an ASCII art picture with a cool shuffle effect.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Archive Managers
Useful terminal-based archive managers.
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lssh – list-based ssh, scp, sftp client
This CLI utility can read a prepared list in advance and connect ssh/scp/sftp the selected host.
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FLAM3 – cosmic recursive fractal flames
FLAM3 is an original fractal flame renderer and genetic language.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI-Based Bibliography Tools
A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.
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QuickBib – fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers
QuickBib fetches BibTeX entries from DOIs, arXiv IDs, and known journal URLs. Quickly convert identifiers into usable BibTeX records.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum
This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.
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ii – minimalist FIFO and filesystem-based IRC client
ii creates an irc directory tree with server, channel and nick name directories.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp
This article spotlights alternative tools to cp, a tool for copying files and directories.
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pkgdu – display Arch packages disk usage size
pkgdu is a tool to display packages disk usage size for Arch Linux.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls
When invoked without any arguments, ls lists the files in the current working directory. We recommend some great replacements.
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duviz – render ASCII-art representation of disk space usage
duviz is a (Python 3) command-line tool to visualize disk space usage.
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Meshtastic – decentralized mesh networking ecosystem
Meshtastic is a project that lets you use inexpensive LoRa radios as a long range off-grid communicator for areas without reliable cellular service.
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11 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Bibliography Tools
Bibliographic software (also known as citation software or reference managers) plays a very important role in research.
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rirc – terminal-based IRC client
rirc is a minimalistic IRC client written in the C programming language.
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dut – disk usage calculator
By default, dut will output a tree of the biggest directories it finds under your current directory.
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hii – file-based IRC client
hii is a file-based IRC client inspired by ii. Backwards compatibility with ii wasn’t a goal.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ping
This article spotlights alternative tools to ping. All software featured here is free and open source goodness.
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