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vimv – mass rename files using Vim

June 23, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Productivity, Utilities

vimv is a terminal-based file rename utility that lets you easily mass-rename files using Vim.

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Odilia – Rust-based screen reader

April 29, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Odilia is a screen reader for the Linux desktop. It’s fast and easy to build from the source code.

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Find Duplicates

duff – command-line utility for finding duplicate files

April 24, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

duff is a command-line utility for identifying duplicates in a given set of files

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Find Duplicates

samanlainen – delete duplicate files

April 24, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

samanlainen is a CLI tool that deletes duplicate files. It’s written in the Rust programming language and published under the Apache license.

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jless – command-line JSON viewer

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

jless is a command-line JSON viewer. Use it as a replacement for whatever combination of less, jq, cat, and text editor.

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fx – JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) viewer

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fx is a sublime JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) viewer. There’s support for streaming and for the mouse.

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JSON Tools

gojq – Pure Go implementation of jq

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

gojq is a pure Go implementation of jq.You can also embed gojq as a library to your Go products. This is free and open source software.

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JSON Tools

jello – filter JSON and JSON lines data

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

jello is similar to jq in that it processes JSON and JSON Lines data except jello uses standard python dict and list syntax.

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JSON Tools

faq – more flexible jq

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

faq is a tool intended to be a more flexible jq, supporting additional formats. The formats are converted into JSON and processed with libjq.

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JSON Tools

unqery – command line tool for querying and transforming JSON data

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

unq is a stand-alone free and open source command-line tool for querying, transforming and analyzing JSON files using Unquery.

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JSON Tools

emuto – manipulate JSON files

April 22, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Emuto is a small language for manipulating and restructuring JSON and other data files. Emuto is inspired by jq and GraphQL.

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Compression

PXZ – parallel xz-compatible compression utility

April 7, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

PXZ accelerates xz-compatible compression with multiple CPU threads, adjustable compression settings and configurable worker contexts.

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Documentation

setfacl – set file access control lists

April 3, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

setfacl sets (replaces), modifies, or removes the access control list (ACL) to regular files and directories.

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chmod-cli – brings the chmod command in tui format

April 3, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

chmod-cli is a simple tool that brings the chmod command in tui format.

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Linux Candy

Linux Candy: ASCII Art Converter

April 1, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Graphics, Reviews, Utilities

ASCII Art Converter converts images into ASCII art. It’s free and open source software written in Rust.

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Documentation

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: uptime

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

This article spotlights alternative tools to uptime, a utility which tells you how long the system has been running.

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Documentation

tuptime – historical system uptime and downtime statistics

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

tuptime records system uptime and downtime across reboots, with boot histories, shutdown statistics, sleep time and CSV reporting.

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Documentation

ruptime – remote uptime monitoring and system inventory

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ruptime monitors uptime across multiple networks with encrypted reporting, remote host inventories, load statistics and benchmark tools.

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Documentation

downtimed – system downtime monitoring and reporting

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

downtimed records system shutdowns, crashes and downtime durations, with persistent timestamps, historical reports and Unix support.

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Documentation

lastwake – analyze system boot, suspend and resume history

March 31, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

lastwake analyzes systemd journal entries to report boot, suspend, hibernate and resume times, with per-cycle durations and boot history.

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