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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Category: Utilities
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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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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RVVM – RISC-V virtual machine
RVVM is a virtual machine / emulator for RISC-V guests, which emphasizes on performance, security, lean code and portability.
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fzf – command-line fuzzy finder
fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder released under an open source license. It’s an interactive Unix filter for command-line.
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bfree – human-friendly view of Linux memory and swap
bfree is a human-friendly view of Linux memory and swap. Inspired by tools like btop, bfree gives you memory and swap stats.
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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: more
This article spotlights alternative tools to more.
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lore – less-like terminal pager
lore is a very basic less-like terminal pager.
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cclip – clipboard manager for Wayland
cclip is a clipboard manager for Wayland that consists of two tools
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Linux Candy: Lolcat++ is a rewrite of the popular LOLCAT
Lolcat++ is a rewrite of lolcat. The original is written in Ruby, whereas this rewrite is coded in the C++ language.
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