iv is a directory listing and counting tool written in C++.
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Category: Utilities
19 Best Free and Open Source Linux Compression Tools
To provide an insight into the quality of software available for Linux, we have compiled a list of 19 useful free compression tools.
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16 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Password Managers
A password manager is a utility which helps users store and retrieve passwords and other data. Here’s our open source recommendations.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: df
This article spotlights alternative tools to df, a utility that reports file system space usage in Linux and other UNIX operating systems.
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colordf – colored and configurable version of df
colordf is a colored and configurable version of df, forked from cdf.
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ldf – report filesystem space info of devices
ldf reports filesystem space info of devices and RAM/swap usage.
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rust-df – simple df like utility in Rust
rust-df (rdf) is a very simple tool that displays output like the df utility, but it’s written in the Rust language.
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di – disk information tool
di is a disk information utility, displaying everything (and more) that your df command does.
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ouch – compress and decompress files and directories
ouch is a command-line interface tool for compressing and decompressing for various formats.
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17 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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MUTN – self-hosted, SSH-synchronized password and note manager
MUTN is a simple, self-hosted, SSH-synchronized password and note manager based on libmutton. It is the successor to sshyp.
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autogit – automatically build, update or install Pacman applications
Autogit is a Bash tool to automatically build, update or install Pacman applications from PKGBUILD’s
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Paru – feature packed AUR helper
Paru is a standard Pacman wrapping AUR helper with lots of features and minimal interaction.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: hexdump
We spotlight alternative tools to hexdump, a utility that displays file contents in hexadecimal, octal, or ascii.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: dig
This article spotlights alternative tools to dig. This is a DNS lookup utility.
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objdiff – local diffing tool for decompilation project
objdiff is a local diffing tool for decompilation projects. There is also a GUI available.
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Simple Archiver – alternative to tar
Simple Archiver is an alternative to tar. Despite its name, this open source tool has a fairly wide range of features.
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Yay – AUR helper
Yay (Yet Another Yogurt) is an Arch User Repository (AUR) helper tool.
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28 Best Free and Open Source Command Line Navigation Tools
Tiny but useful tools that complement the cd command. Free and open source goodness.
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chwp – change background wallpaper from the command line
chwp is a Rust-based tool to change the wallpaper without leaving the command-line.
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