pkgdu is a tool to display packages disk usage size for Arch Linux.
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Category: CLI
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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pingstat – multi-server ping logging
pingstat is a lightweight, user-level script for multi-server ping logging, storing stats per server in user-writable SQLite databases.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: sudo
This article spotlights alternative tools to sudo, a command which lets you execute a command as another user.
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myping – ping multiple hosts at the same time
myping is a command-line utility to ping multiple hosts at once and display the reachability over time.
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asroot – simpler alternative to sudo and doas
asroot is a command-line utility to run a process as the root user. It’s written in the C language
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9 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Git Clients
Our recommended text-based Git clients, captured in a legendary LinuxLinks chart. We only feature free and open source software here.
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sudo-rs – memory safe implementation of sudo and su
sudo-rs is a safety oriented and memory safe implementation of sudo and su written in Rust. It’s an independent implementation.
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jet – Just Edit Text
Jet allows you to replace all the substrings matched by specified regular expressions in one or more files.
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13 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based SSH Frontends
This roundup focuses on terminal-based apps that help you manage and create SSH connections.
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kirc – tiny IRC client
kirc is an extremely fast and simple IRC client designed with portability in mind.
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Sushi shell – Bash clone shell
Sushi shell (formerly known as Rusty Bash) is a a Bash clone shell implemented in Rust.
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mbake – Makefile formatter and linter
mbake is a Makefile formatter and linter that offers smart formatting: Tabs for recipes, consistent spacing, line continuation cleanup.
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