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Category: Utilities

Selection of utilities

Foondot – very simple dotfile sync utility

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Foondot is a utility that manages symlinks from a local repository, linking files and folders according to a configuration file.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

wordplay – anagram finder

March 15, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

wordplay is a command-line anagram finder. It takes an input string and searches a supplied word list to generate valid anagrams.

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Compression

cmix – experimental high-ratio lossless data compressor

March 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cmix is an experimental high-ratio compressor combining context models, neural network prediction and intensive memory use.

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Selection of utilities

shpool – service that enables session persistence

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

shpool is a service that enables session persistence by allowing the creation of named shell sessions owned by shpool.

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Image of Files

peek-cli – CLI tool that opens a file or folder in your browser

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

peek-cli is a tiny Rust command-line tool that lets you instantly preview any file directly in your default web browser.

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Wallpaper Setter

Clockwork Orange – cross-platform wallpaper manager

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, GUI, Utilities

Clockwork Orange manages desktop and lock-screen wallpapers with timed rotation, online image sources, multi-monitor controls and filtering.

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HTTP

Alternatives to popular CLI tools: Wget

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Software, Utilities

We spotlight alternatives tools to Wget, a non-interactive network downloader.

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Selection of utilities

Archium – wrapper for AUR helpers

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Archium is a CLI tool for managing packages on Arch Linux. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for common package management tasks

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Images of shells by the sea

fortsh – shell written in Fortran

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

fortsh is an experimental POSIX-compatible command shell written in modern Fortran.

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Documentation

binwalk – search a given binary image for embedded files

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

binwalk is a command-line utility designed for analysing binary files and firmware images.

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Selection of utilities

doot – simple dotfiles manager

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

doot is billed as a fast, simple and intuitive dotfiles manager that just gets the job done.

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Documentation

conceal – operate the recycle bin

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

conceal is a command line recycle bin utility that follows the FreeDesktop Trash specification.

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Hard disk

Backup with these Linux DeDuplicating Encryption Tools

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, System Software, Utilities

Making file backups is an essential activity for all users, yet many users do not take adequate steps to protect their data.

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Documentation

TrID – identify file types from their binary signatures

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

TrID is a CLI utility designed to identify file types by analysing their binary signatures rather than relying on filename extensions.

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Files

Deletor – file deletion tool

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

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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Selection of utilities

Firm – terminal-based work management system

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Firm is a text-based work management system for technologists.

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Selection of utilities

cdhist – Linux shell cd history directory stack

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

cdhist is a utility which provides a Linux shell cd history directory stack.

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Font Tools

FontGet – install and manage fonts from the command line

March 9, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

FontGet is a command-line utility designed to simplify discovering, installing, and managing fonts directly from the terminal.

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Selection of utilities

RustLock – Wayland screen locker

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

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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Documentation

mimetype – command-line utility that determines the MIME type of files

March 8, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

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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