CmdCompass – collect, learn, recall terminal commands

cmdCompass is a command manager/notebook, enabling users to organize commands into collections, apply tags, define templates with dynamic variables, and view Linux Man (manual) pages with automatic command option highlighting.

CmdCompass offers a GUI.

This is free and open source software.

GUI is divided into the following components:

  • Tag Definitions – define your tags here with custom colors, and remove existing tags.
  • Collection Management – choose an existing collection to view your command in this collection. Additionally, you can use the add and remove buttons to add a new collection or remove the current selected collection.
  • Command List – contains all your commands within the currently selected collection.
  • Command Body – the full body of your command is displayed here.
  • Comment Tab – add your comment for the selected command here.Man Page Tab – man page of your current command is displayed here.
  • Light and dark mode.
  • Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Website: github.com/johnwangwyx/cmdCompass
Support:
Developer: John Wang
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

cmdCompass in action

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