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utalk – UDP-based talk

August 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

utalk is a one-to-one text chat program alternative to the Unix ‘talk’ client, which uses a more responsive protocol built over UDP (instead of TCP).

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ntalk – chat application

August 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ntalk is a chat application. It is designed to be much more friendly than Unix talk and provide a nice console interface.

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rename.pl – rename files using Perl expressions

August 11, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rename.pl allows renaming files using Perl code, such as regular expression replaces (s/old/new/), character translation, and other code.

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renameutils – programs designed to make renaming of files faster and less cumbersome

August 11, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

The file renaming utilities (renameutils for short) are a set of programs designed to make renaming of files faster and less cumbersome.

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rename – rename multiple files

August 11, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

This program renames files according to modification rules specified on the command line.

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hodie – prints the date in Latin

August 10, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

hodie brings new functionality to your UNIX installations. It prints out the current date and time in Roman digits.

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datemath – date and time math utility

August 10, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

datemath is a command line date and time math utility. This is free and open source software written in the C language.

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qtime – clock coded in Rust

August 10, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

qTime is a simple command-line application that retrieves the current user’s name and displays it along with the current date and time.

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rdate – retrieve date and time from other machines

August 10, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rdate connects to an RFC 868 time server over a TCP/IP network, printing the returned time and/or setting the system clock.

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khal – calendar program

August 8, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

khal is a calendar program for the terminal for viewing, adding and editing events and calendars.

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ncal – displays a calendar

August 8, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ncal offers an alternative layout, more options and the date of Easter. ncal is free and open source software.

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cdwe – cd with env vars

August 7, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cdwe is an open source simple configurable cd wrapper that sets env vars per directory, based on a config file.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: noti – notification tool

August 7, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

noti is a small tool written in Go that monitors a command or process and triggers a notification.

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Command Schedulers

mcron – replacement for Vixie cron

August 6, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

mcron (Mellor’s cron) is a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron. It’s free and open source software written in Scheme.

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Command Schedulers

Jobber – run commands to a schedule

August 6, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Jobber is a utility for Unix-like systems that can run arbitrary commands, or “jobs”, according to a schedule.

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Command Schedulers

cronie – daemon to run scheduled commands

August 4, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cronie contains the standard UNIX daemon crond that runs specified programs at scheduled times and related tools.

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fcron – daemon to run scheduled tasks

August 4, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fcron is a scheduler. It aims at replacing Vixie Cron, so it implements most of its functionality. Free and open source software.

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Command Schedulers

bcron – cron system

August 4, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

bcron is a cron system designed with secure operations in mind. It’s free and open source software written in C.

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Command Schedulers

anacron – periodic command scheduler

August 4, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Anacron is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days.

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Command Schedulers

systemd – array of system components

August 4, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

systemd is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. It’s free and open source software written in C.

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