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Category: Utilities

Utility Software

greentext – create green-text memes

February 13, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

The GreenText Generator CLI is a command-line tool built with Go that lets you create classic greentext with ease.

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qr-rs – encode URLs or text into QR codes

February 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

qr-rs is a command line interface utility to encode URLs or more generally text into QR codes in various file formats and colors.

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Tools that help you

6 Best Free and Open Source Cheatsheet Tools

February 10, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

A cheatsheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. We recommend the best cheatsheet tools for Linux.

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QR Tools

qr-backup – paper backup of files using QR codes

February 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

qr-backup takes file(s), and outputs a “paper backup”: a printable black-and-white PDF full of QR codes.

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IntelliShell – like IntelliSense, but for shells

February 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

IntelliShell acts like a bookmark store for commands. No need to have a clean history to find something useful with CTRL + R.

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Snip – simple snippet manager

February 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Snip is a simple snippet manager for your predefined Ultisnips Snippet Directory.

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Coding

Freeze – generate images of code and terminal output

February 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Programming, Utilities

Freeze generates PNGs, SVGs, and WebPs of code and terminal output alike.

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Monitor System

20 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility

February 5, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Utilities

top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.

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Images of shells by the sea

Gum – tool for glamorous shell scripts

February 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Gum lets you leverage the power of Bubbles and Lip Gloss in your scripts and aliases without writing any Go code.

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The Way – code snippets manager

February 2, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

the-way is a terminal-based code snippets manager.Record and retrieve snippets you use every day, or occasionally, without starting a browser.

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