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Category: Utilities
csvlens – command-line CSV file viewer
csvlens is a command-line CSV file viewer that works like less, but is designed specifically for tabular data.
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28 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Diff Tools
File comparison compares the contents of computer files, finding their common contents and their differences. The result is known as a diff.
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26 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility
top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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diffyml – compares YAML documents by their structure
diffyml is a command-line utility that compares YAML documents by their structure rather than by raw line changes.
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bmaptool – dd for embedded projects
bmaptool is a command-line utility for creating block map files and using them to copy or flash raw disk images efficiently.
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dtg – date/time CLI utility and library
dtg is a date and time command line utility with a companion library.
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Smemstat – reports the physical memory usage
smemstat is a command-line tool for examining Linux process memory usage with shared memory divided proportionally.
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smem2 – reports on memory usage on Linux systems
smem2 is a command line utility for Linux that reports process and system memory usage with a focus on proportional set size (PSS).
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: whois
whois searches for an object in a RFC 3912 database. We spotlight alternative tools to whois.
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quien – terminal-based domain intelligence toolkit
quien is a terminal-based domain intelligence toolkit that provides an interactive TUI for investigating domains and IP addresses.
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bttf – datetime arithmetic, parsing, formatting and more
biff is a command-line utility for working with dates, times, durations, and time zones from the shell.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Command-line FTP clients
This article provides our pick of the best open source command line file transfer programs.
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dateutils – collection of command line utilities
dateutils is a collection of command line utilities for working with dates, times, and date-time values in the shell.
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xcut – extends the traditional Unix cut tool
xcut extends the traditional Unix cut tool with more flexible ways to extract and filter fields from structured text.
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cuts – Perl command-line utility
cuts is a Perl command-line utility that enhances the traditional Unix/POSIX cut tool for extracting columns from text files.
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FlatSync – synchronize flatpak applications between devices
FlatSync is a Bash-based command-line tool for Linux that helps keep Flatpak software selections consistent across multiple machines.
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36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers
All of the time trackers featured in this roundup are console applications, using a command-line interface.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: cron
This article spotlights alternative tools to cron, a daemon to execute scheduled commands.
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runcron – minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments
runcron is a minimal cron alternative for automated and container-friendly environments.
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