dateutils is a collection of command line utilities for working with dates, times, and date-time values in the shell.
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Category: Utilities
8 Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs
Emacs configuration frameworks take the vanilla Emacs and add their own configuration.
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xcut – extends the traditional Unix cut tool
xcut extends the traditional Unix cut tool with more flexible ways to extract and filter fields from structured text.
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11 Useful Free and Open Source Flatpak Tools
This article focuses on useful Flatpak tools. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.
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cuts – Perl command-line utility
cuts is a Perl command-line utility that enhances the traditional Unix/POSIX cut tool for extracting columns from text files.
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FlatSync – synchronize flatpak applications between devices
FlatSync is a Bash-based command-line tool for Linux that helps keep Flatpak software selections consistent across multiple machines.
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26 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for du
du is a standard program used to estimate file space usage—space used under a particular directory or files on a file system. We recommend alternative commands to du.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Archive Managers
Useful terminal-based archive managers.
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36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers
All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.
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15 Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools
A QR code (also known as a quick-response code) is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented for labelling automobile parts.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cron
This article spotlights alternative tools to cron, a daemon to execute scheduled commands.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Diary Software
This article identifies flexible and useful diary tools for the Linux desktop. Free and open source software only.
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runcron – minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments
runcron is a minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments.
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segno – QR code generator
Segno is a Python library and command line tool for generating QR Codes and Micro QR Codes.
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Supercronic – crontab-compatible job runner designed for container environments
Supercronic is a crontab-compatible job runner designed for container environments.
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qrtool – encode and decode QR code
qrtool is a command-line utility for encoding and decoding QR codes.
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36 Best Free and Open Source Wallpaper Setters
Do you find your Linux desktop background rather mundane but have problems in finding attractive wallpapers?
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24 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compression Tools
To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we have compiled a list of 24 useful free compression tools.
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ZXC – lossless compression library and command-line tool
ZXC is a high-performance lossless compression library and command-line tool written primarily in C.
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lrzip-next – Long Range ZIP
lrzip-next is a long-range compression utility. The project builds on the original design with a large number of enhancements.
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