Last Updated on May 22, 2022
In Operation
The best way to illustrate Watson is via a short video. In the video I show a few of the commands available at your fingertips.
In the video I start working on a task using the start command. This starts a new frame. Each frame consists of the name of a project and some tags. Your tags can be shared across projects and can be used to generate detailed reports.
I stop the timer with the stop command. I then list the frames, and remove the newly created frame. The video ends with an aggregated report of my time spent on projects over the past week.
The program stores the frames in a plain JSON file at ~/.config/watson/frames.
Pages in this article:
Page 1 – Introduction / Installation
Page 2 – In Operation
Page 3 – Summary
Complete list of articles in this series:
Excellent Utilities | |
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Ananicy | Shell daemon created to manage processes’ IO and CPU priorities |
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Cerebro | Fast application launcher |
cheat.sh | Community driven unified cheat sheet |
CopyQ | Advanced clipboard manager |
croc | Securely transfer files and folders from the command-line |
Deskreen | Live streaming your desktop to a web browser |
duf | Disk usage utility with more polished presentation than the classic df |
eza | A turbo-charged alternative to the venerable ls command |
Extension Manager | Browse, install and manage GNOME Shell Extensions |
fd | Wonderful alternative to the venerable find |
fkill | Kill processes quick and easy |
fontpreview | Quickly search and preview fonts |
horcrux | File splitter with encryption and redundancy |
Kooha | Simple screen recorder |
KOReader | Document viewer for a wide variety of file formats |
Imagine | A simple yet effective image optimization tool |
LanguageTool | Style and grammar checker for 30+ languages |
Liquid Prompt | Adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh |
lnav | Advanced log file viewer for the small-scale; great for troubleshooting |
lsd | Like exa, lsd is a turbo-charged alternative to ls |
Mark Text | Simple and elegant Markdown editor |
McFly | Navigate through your bash shell history |
mdless | Formatted and highlighted view of Markdown files |
navi | Interactive cheatsheet tool |
noti | Monitors a command or process and triggers a notification |
Nushell | Flexible cross-platform shell with a modern feel |
nvitop | GPU process management for NVIDIA graphics cards |
OCRmyPDF | Add OCR text layer to scanned PDFs |
Oh My Zsh | Framework to manage your Zsh configuration |
Paperwork | Designed to simplify the management of your paperwork |
pastel | Generate, analyze, convert and manipulate colors |
PDF Mix Tool | Perform common editing operations on PDF files |
peco | Simple interactive filtering tool that's remarkably useful |
ripgrep | Recursively search directories for a regex pattern |
Rnote | Sketch and take handwritten notes |
scrcpy | Display and control Android devices |
Sticky | Simulates the traditional “sticky note” style stationery on your desktop |
tldr | Simplified and community-driven man pages |
tmux | A terminal multiplexer that offers a massive boost to your workflow |
Tusk | An unofficial Evernote client with bags of potential |
Ulauncher | Sublime application launcher |
Watson | Track the time spent on projects |
Whoogle Search | Self-hosted and privacy-focused metasearch engine |
Zellij | Terminal workspace with batteries included |