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Documentation

trash-cli – trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

trash-cli trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions. This is free and open source software written in Python.

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Documentation

rmw – ReMove to Waste

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rmw (ReMove to Waste) is a trashcan/recycle bin utility for the command line. It’s free and open source software.

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Documentation

rip – Rm ImProved

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rip is a command-line deletion tool focused on safety, ergonomics, and performance. It’s written in Rust and GPL licensed.

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Shutdown

KShutdown – graphical shutdown utility

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

KShutdown is a graphical shutdown utility. It allows you to turn off or suspend a computer at a specified time

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: eza – replacement for ls

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for ls, built on exa. It has some new features such as hyperlink support.

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Documentation

mtr – network diagnostic tool

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

mtr combines the functionality of the ‘traceroute’ and ‘ping’ programs in a single network diagnostic tool. It’s free and open source software.

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Documentation

hping3 – TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hping is a command-line oriented TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. The interface is inspired from the ping unix command.

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CPU

Ninja – small build system

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Ninja is a small build system (similar to make) with a focus on speed. Ninja is free and open source software.

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CPU

Apache Maven – build automation tool used primarily for Java projects

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Apache Maven is free and open source software.

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CPU

SCons – software construction tool

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with integrated functionality

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CPU

CMake – build system generator

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

CMake is a free and open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software.

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Find

dcfldd – enhanced version of dd

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dcfldd is an enhanced version of dd with features useful for forensics and security. dcfldd is free and open source software.

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Emacspeak – Emacs extension that provides spoken output

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Emacspeak is a speech interface that allows visually impaired users to interact independently and efficiently with the computer.

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Sharada Braille Writer – text editor with braille input

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Sharada Braille Writer (SBW) is a text editor which supports braille input. SBW is free and open source software.

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BRLTTY – gives a braille user access to the text consoles

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

BRLTTY gives a braille user access to the text consoles of a Linux/Unix system. It runs as a background process (daemon) which operates a refreshable braille display.

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Liblouis – braille translator, back-translator and formatter

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Liblouis provides an open-source braille translator, back-translator and formatter for a large number of languages and braille codes.

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Orca Screen Reader – extensible screen reader

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms Utilities

Orca Screen Reader (Orca) is a free, open source scriptable screen reader which provides access to applications and toolkits.

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Find

anewer – appends lines from stdin to a file

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

anewer appends lines from stdin to a file if they don’t already exist in the file.

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Find

anew – add new lines to files

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

anew is a tool for adding new lines to files, skipping duplicates. The software also outputs new lines to stdout.

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Find

fselect – find files with SQL-like queries

October 26, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fselect is a command-line utility to find files with SQL-like queries. This is free and open source software written in Rust.

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