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Git Clients

Gitu – TUI Git client inspired by Magit

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms Programming, TUI

Gitu is a terminal user interface for Git inspired by Magit. It’s designed to bring a keyboard-driven porcelain interface to the command line.

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git-trim – keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-trim is a command-line utility that helps keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches.

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gitmoji-cli – use gitmojis in Git commit messages

May 18, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

gitmoji-cli is a command-line tool that helps developers use gitmojis in their Git commit messages.

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Commitizen – create well-structured Git commit messages

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Commitizen is a command line utility that helps project contributors create well-structured Git commit messages.

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cz-git – Commitizen adapter and command-line tool

May 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

cz-git is a Commitizen adapter and command-line tool for composing structured Git commit messages.

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git-secrets – prevent adding secrets into git repositories

May 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-secrets is a CLI utility that helps avoid committing passwords, access keys, and other sensitive credentials to Git repositories.

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8 Best Free and Open Source Haskell Linter Tools

May 16, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

A linter is a tool used to analyze source code for potential errors, stylistic issues, and adherence to coding standards.

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git-heatmap – generates a customizable heatmap

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-heatmap is a command-line utility that generates a customizable heatmap from the commit history of local Git repositories.

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git-history – analyze Git history using SQLite

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-history is a command-line tool that turns the history of structured data files in a Git repository into a SQLite database.

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22 Best Free and Open Source Linux Debuggers

May 15, 2026 Erik Karlsson Programming, Roundup

Debugging is the process of removing bugs. We recommend our favorite debuggers.

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Stan – Haskell STatic ANalyser

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms Programming

Stan uses GHC-generated HIE files to inspect source code, identify code that could be improved, and offer guidance.

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git-who – command-line Git analysis tool

May 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

git-who is a command-line Git analysis tool that extends the idea of git blame from individual lines to whole file trees.

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Onefetch – displays information about a local Git repository

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Onefetch is a command-line utility that displays information about a local Git repository directly in your terminal.

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Weeder – perform whole-program dead-code analysis

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

Weeder is a command-line utility for Haskell that performs whole-program dead-code analysis.

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Git Clients

BFG Repo-Cleaner – clean unwanted data from Git repository history

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

BFG Repo-Cleaner is a command-line tool for cleaning unwanted data from Git repository history.

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12 Best Free and Open Source OpenAPI Linter Tools

May 14, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you validate OpenAPI in your project.

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crash – Linux kernel crash analysis utility

May 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

crash is a Linux kernel crash analysis utility for examining live systems and kernel dump files.

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rr – record-and-replay debugger for Linux

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

rr is a record-and-replay debugger for Linux that captures a program’s execution and lets you replay the exact same run later inside gdb.

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Coding

12 Useful Free and Open Source JavaScript Linter Tools

May 13, 2026 Eilidih Parris Programming, Roundup

This article picks some useful tools to help you fix JavaScript code.

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drgn – programmable debugger

May 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

drgn is a programmable debugger that puts scripting at the centre of the debugging workflow.

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