This article spotlights alternative tools to uname, a command-line utility that prints system information.
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Category: Utilities
Fastfetch – neofetch-like tool for fetching system information
Fastfetch is a neofetch-like tool for fetching system information and displaying them in a pretty way.
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Freshfetch – customisable terminal system information tool
Freshfetch displays system information beside configurable distribution artwork, with terminal-focused output and visual customisation.
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whoami – retrieve user identity information in R
whoami retrieves user names, full names, email addresses and GitHub accounts in R using environment settings and Git configuration.
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w – display logged-in users and their activity
w reports currently logged-in Linux users, their terminal sessions, idle time, CPU usage and commands alongside system load averages.
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Walk is a simple and minimalistic terminal navigator
walk is billed as a terminal file manager and a terminal navigator.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ftp
We spotlight alternative tools to ftp, a network protocol used for transferring files from one computer system to another.
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YTalk – multi-user chat program
YTalk is in essence a multi-user chat program supporting both talk and ntalk protocols.
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utalk – UDP-based talk
utalk is a one-to-one text chat program alternative to the Unix ‘talk’ client, which uses a more responsive protocol built over UDP (instead of TCP).
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ntalk – chat application
ntalk is a chat application. It is designed to be much more friendly than Unix talk and provide a nice console interface.
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rename.pl – rename files using Perl expressions
rename.pl allows renaming files using Perl code, such as regular expression replaces (s/old/new/), character translation, and other code.
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renameutils – programs designed to make renaming of files faster and less cumbersome
The file renaming utilities (renameutils for short) are a set of programs designed to make renaming of files faster and less cumbersome.
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rename – rename multiple files
This program renames files according to modification rules specified on the command line.
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hodie – prints the date in Latin
hodie brings new functionality to your UNIX installations. It prints out the current date and time in Roman digits.
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datemath – date and time math utility
datemath is a command line date and time math utility. This is free and open source software written in the C language.
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qtime – clock coded in Rust
qTime is a simple command-line application that retrieves the current user’s name and displays it along with the current date and time.
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rdate – retrieve date and time from other machines
rdate connects to an RFC 868 time server over a TCP/IP network, printing the returned time and/or setting the system clock.
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khal – calendar program
khal is a calendar program for the terminal for viewing, adding and editing events and calendars.
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ncal – displays a calendar
ncal offers an alternative layout, more options and the date of Easter. ncal is free and open source software.
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cdwe – cd wrapper with per-directory environment settings
cdwe changes environment variables, aliases and commands by directory, with TOML configuration, .env loading and Bash, Zsh and Fish support.
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