xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel. It limits the number of parallel executing jobs.
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kindd – dd GUI
kindd is billed as a kindful dd. It’s written using Qt Quick, a software application framework. Open source software.
Read moredd_rescue – data recovery and data protection tool
dd_rescue copies data from one file or block device to another. You can specify file positions (called seek and Skip in dd).
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: curl
We spotlight alternatives tools to curl, a utility for transferring data from or to a server, supporting many protocols.
Read moreHypercalc – interpreted calculator
Hypercalc is an interpreted calculator program designed to calculate extremely large numbers.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: time
This article spotlights alternative tools to time, a simple tool that provides timing statistics about a program run.
Read moreperf – performance analysis tools
Performance counters for Linux are a kernel-based subsystem that provide a framework for all things performance analysis.
Read moreFlemozi – lightweight emoji picker
Flemozi is a simple, fast, and lightweight picker for desktop operating systems. It’s written in Dart.
Read morerust-parallel – execute commands in parallel
rust-parallel is a command-line utility to execute commands in parallel and aggregate their output. It’s written in Rust.
Read morerargs – xargs + awk with pattern matching support
Think of rargs as similar to xargs and awk with pattern-matching support. It’s written in the Rust programming language.
Read moreparallel – shell tool for executing jobs in parallel
parallel is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more computers. This tool is written in Perl.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: hexdump
We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.
Read morexxd – make a hexdump or do the reverse
xxd creates a hex dump of a given file or standard input. It can also convert a hex dump back to its original binary form.
Read moreuq – removes duplicate lines from the output, regardless of the order
uq is a simple, user-friendly alternative to sort | uniq. It removes duplicate lines from the output, regardless of the order.
Read moresemiuniq – uniq-like tool
The semiuniq program reads over lines of input and write lines of output that are “semi-unique” by eliminating repeated lines that are close.
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