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Coding

Prospector – unified Python source code analysis

August 1, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Prospector runs Python linters to identify errors, style violations and complexity problems, with configurable profiles and reports.

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Bandit – find security issues in Python code

July 31, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Bandit scans Python source code for common security issues using AST analysis, severity ratings and configurable checks for CI workflows.

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Security

PurrCrypt – file encryption wrapped in cat and dog sounds

July 30, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

PurrCrypt is a Rust command-line encryption tool that combines secp256k1 public-key cryptography with cat and dog themed text encoding.

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Coding

Pylint – comprehensive static code analyser for Python

July 29, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Pylint analyses Python code for errors, code smells and coding conventions. Explore its checks, configuration, plugin system and reports.

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Pyflakes – checks Python source files for errors

July 27, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Pyflakes analyzes programs and detects various errors. It works by parsing the source file, not importing it

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Network

cgmnlm – colorful Gemini line mode client

July 26, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet, TUI

cgmnlm is a colorful Gemini line mode client which includes a CLI utility (gmni) and a line-mode browser (cgmnlm).

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Flake8 – extensible Python linting framework

July 26, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Flake8 combines Pyflakes, pycodestyle and McCabe checks in one Python linter, with a rich plugin ecosystem and configurable diagnostics.

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ERB Lint – linter for ERB and HTML templates

July 24, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

ERB Lint checks ERB and HTML templates using built-in or custom linters, with configurable rules, and RuboCop integration.

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Selection of utilities

rmz – zippy alternative to rm

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rmz is a zippy alternative to rm, a tool to remove files and directories.

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cpz – zippy alternative to cp

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cpz (cp zippy) is a zippy alternative to cp, a tool to copy files and directories. It focuses on maximizing performance.

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Configuring music

Elektroid – sample and MIDI device manager

July 24, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Multimedia

Elektroid is a sample and MIDI device manager. It includes the elektroid GUI application and the elektroid-cli CLI application.

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System administration

octoDNS – manage DNS across multiple providers

July 23, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

octoDNS manages DNS as code across multiple providers with declarative configuration, planning, validation and a plugin architecture.

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RuboCop – Ruby static code analyzer and formatter

July 22, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

RuboCop is a static code analyzer and formatter with autocorrection, extensive configuration, multiple output formats and editor support.

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System

µgRD – generate a custom initramfs environment

July 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

µgRD is designed to generate a custom initramfs environment to boot the system which built it.

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System

psfu – do stuff with processes

July 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

psfu currently has one major command called tree which is used to show or modify all processes in that process tree.

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Reek – code smell detector for Ruby

July 21, 2025 Eilidih Parris CLI, Programming

Reek examines Ruby classes, modules and methods for code smells, with configurable detectors, multiple output formats and editor integrations.

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Security

TruffleHog – discovery, classification, validation, and analysis tool

July 21, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

TruffleHog is a secret scanning engine that detects and helps resolve exposed secrets across your entire tech stack.

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YouTube

ytcc – keep track of your favorite playlists on YouTube

July 20, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Multimedia

ytcc is a command line tool to keep track of your favorite playlists on YouTube and many other places.

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Encrypted Files

v02enc – symmetric encryption for multiple recipients

July 19, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

v02enc is a password-based command-line encryption tool supporting multiple recipients, authenticated encryption and file workflows

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Documents

lsr – recursively list files in directories

July 18, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lsr lists directory contents, but with io_uring, a Linux kernel system call interface for storage device asynchronous I/O operations

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