Deletor is a file deletion tool that combines a powerful text interface with visual directory navigation, and classic command line mode.
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Category: Utilities
Firm – terminal-based work management system
Firm is a text-based work management system for technologists.
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cdhist – Linux shell cd history directory stack
cdhist is a utility which provides a Linux shell cd history directory stack.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Batch Renamers
This article showcases terminal based batch renamers. We only feature free and open source software.
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FontGet – install and manage fonts from the command line
FontGet is a command-line utility designed to simplify discovering, installing, and managing fonts directly from the terminal.
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29 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Application Launchers
Application launchers play an integral part in making the Linux desktop a more productive environment to work and play.
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RustLock – Wayland screen locker
RustLock is a command-line tool written in Rust that allows users to quickly lock their Linux session from the terminal.
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mimetype – command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files
mimetype is a command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files. It uses the freedesktop.org shared MIME-info database.
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Filecraft – automate file management tasks
Filecraft is a command line utility designed to automate common file organisation tasks. It’s written in Python and Go.
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xdg-mime – query information about file type
xdg-mime is a command-line tool used to query and manage MIME type associations on Linux and other Unix-like systems
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Linux Candy: catspeak – like cowsay but catty
catspeak is a command-line tool that generates an ASCII picture with a message. It’s a cowsay like program of a speaking cat.
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termshot – generate screenshots of your terminal
termshot reads the console output and renders an output image that resembles a user interface window.
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dotool – simulate input
dotool reads actions from stdin and simulates keyboard/mouse input. It works systemwide and supports keyboard layouts.
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Jumper – files/directories jumper
Jumper is a CLI program that helps you jumping to the directories and files that you frequently visit, with minimal number of keystrokes.
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fre – track your most-used directories and files
fre is a CLI tool for tracking your most-used directories and files.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: ping
This article spotlights alternative tools to ping. All software featured here is free and open source goodness.
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9 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools
An emoji is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages. We recommend terminal based emoji tools.
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zerobrew – fast Homebrew-compatible package manager
zerobrew is a fast Homebrew-compatible package manager.
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yamldiff – diff between two YAML files
yamldiff is a CLI tool to diff two YAML/JSON files. Supports multi-document YAML files (documents separated by —).
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Cursus – stores your history and makes it searchable
Cursus writes your commands into an sqlite database.
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