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Category: Utilities

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sysstat – collection of performance monitoring utilities

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

The sysstat utilities are a collection of open source performance monitoring tools for Linux. Utilities include mpstat, iostat, nfsiostat-sysstat.

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Monitor System

collectl – performance monitoring tool

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

collectl is a lightweight open source performance monitoring tool capable of reporting interactively as well as logging to disk.

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Saidar – view the system statistics available through libstatgrab

October 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Saidar is a curses-based free and open source application for viewing the system statistics available through libstatgrab.

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gomi – rm replacement

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

gomi is a simple trash tool that works on the command-line which doesn’t unlink (delete) files like the rm command.

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trasher – replace rm and del by a trash system

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Trasher is a small command-line utility that aims to replace rm. It moves items to a trash directory instead of deleting them immediately.

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safe-rm – prevent the accidental deletion of important files

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

safe-rm is a safety tool intended to prevent the accidental deletion of important files by replacing /bin/rm with a wrapper.

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trash-cli – trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

trash-cli trashes files recording the original path, deletion date, and permissions. This is free and open source software written in Python.

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rmw – ReMove to Waste

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rmw (ReMove to Waste) is a trashcan/recycle bin utility for the command line. It’s free and open source software.

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rip – Rm ImProved

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

rip is a command-line deletion tool focused on safety, ergonomics, and performance. It’s written in Rust and GPL licensed.

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Utilities

Excellent Utilities: eza – replacement for ls

October 27, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Reviews, Software, Utilities

eza is a modern, maintained replacement for ls, built on exa. It has some new features such as hyperlink support.

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