su allows commands to be run with a substitute user and group ID.
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Category: Utilities
dzdo – execute commands with the privileges of another user
dzdo is a command-line tool used to execute commands with the privileges of another user, such as the superuser or root user.
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dnslookup – make DNS lookups
dnslookup is a simple command line utility to make DNS lookups. The tool supports DNS protocols: plain DNS, DoH, DoT, DoQ, DNSCrypt.
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dog – command-line DNS client
dog is a command-line DNS client. It has colourful output, understands normal command-line argument syntax.
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drill – perform DNS lookups
ldns includes a DNS lookup utility named drill. It can perform DNS lookups and display the answers. Written in C.
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xtmsplit – Xtremsplit-compliant file splitter and merger
xtmsplit is a command line program that allows to use or create .xtm files, like the Xtremsplit program allows on Windows.
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filesplitter – split large file into multiple small files
filesplitter is a CLI tool that split large files into multiple small files. It’s written in the Python programming language.
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loc – count lines of code quickly
loc is a tool for counting lines of code. It’s a Rust implementation of cloc, but it’s more than 100x faster.
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loccount – count source lines of code in a project
loccount is a re-implementation of David A. Wheeler’s sloccount tool in Go. It’s free and open source software.
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gocloc – fast cloc
goclock is a little fast cloc (Count Lines Of Code) utility. It seeks inspiration from tokei. It’s written in Go.
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Tokei – count your code, quickly
Tokei is a program that displays statistics about your code. Tokei is written in the Rust programming language.
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scc – very fast accurate code counter
scc counts physical the lines of code, blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages.
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SLOCCount – set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code
SLOCCount is a set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) in many languages of a potentially large set of programs.
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RnR – securely rename multiple files and directories
RnR is a command-line tool to securely rename multiple files and directories that supports regular expressions.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: mv
This article spotlights alternative tools to mv.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: locate
This article spotlights alternative tools to locate.
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plocate – much faster locate
plocate is a locate based on posting lists, completely replacing mlocate with a much faster (and smaller) index.
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mlocate – locate/updatedb implementation
mlocate is a locate/updatedb implementation, a utility for finding files by name quickly. This is free and open source software.
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Natls – ls alternative
Natls is an `ls` alternative with useful info and a splash of color. It’s an easy to use utility written in Rust.
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alder – minimal implementation of tree
alder is a recursive directory listing program that supports file-size reporting, and pattern matching. Written in JavaScript.
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