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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cat

December 13, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

cat derives its name from concatenation and provides other nifty options too. This article spotlights alternative tools to cat.

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rename

December 11, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to rename which renames the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of expression in their name by replacement.

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detox – clean up filenames

December 10, 2024 Steve Emms Software

The detox utility renames files to make them easier to work with under Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cp

December 1, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software

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

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: rm

November 28, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software

This article spotlights alternative tools to rm, a command that removes files or directories.

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Sharik – share files via Wi-Fi or mobile hotspot

November 16, 2024 Steve Emms Software

Sharik is software which lets you share files across devices. It works with a Wi-Fi connection or a Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: df

November 12, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to df, a utility that reports file system space usage in Linux and other UNIX operating systems.

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Best Free and Open Source Software: October 2024 Updates

October 31, 2024 Steve Emms Software

October 2024 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.

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OS-Level Virtualization - Containers

BoxBuddy – graphical manager for Distrobox

October 22, 2024 Steve Emms Reviews, Software

BoxBuddy is a graphical user interface for Distrobox, a container wrapping layer that lets users install containerised versions of Linux.

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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ping

October 17, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to ping. All software featured here is free and open source goodness.

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