xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel. It limits the number of parallel executing jobs.
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Tag: C
dd_rescue – data recovery and data protection tool
dd_rescue copies data from one file or block device to another. You can specify file positions (called seek and Skip in dd).
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bibclean – BiBTeX and Scribe bibliography prettyprinter and syntax checker
bibclean prettyprints input BibTeX files to stdout, or to a user-specified file, and checks the brace balance and bibliography entry syntax.
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perf – performance analysis tools
Performance counters for Linux are a kernel-based subsystem that provide a framework for all things performance analysis.
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xxd – make a hexdump or do the reverse
xxd creates a hex dump of a given file or standard input. It can also convert a hex dump back to its original binary form.
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pstree – display a tree of processes
pstree shows the currently running processes as a tree. This is free and open source software written in the C programming language.
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fuser – identifies processes using files or sockets
fuser identifies processes using files or sockets. It’s written in the C programming language and published under the GPL.
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lsfd – modern replacement for lsof
lsfd is intended to be a modern replacement for lsof on Linux systems. It’s free and open source software written in C.
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bcal – storage expression calculator
bcal (Byte CALculator) is a REPL CLI utility for storage expression evaluation, SI/IEC conversion, byte address calculation, and more.
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clac – stack-based calculator with postfix notation
clac is a command line, stack-based calculator with postfix notation that displays the stack contents at all times.
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Quich – calculator for your terminal
Quich is a compact, fast, powerful and useful calculator for your terminal with numerous features. It’s written in C.
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pcalc – terminal calculator made for programmers
The programmer calculator is a simple terminal tool designed to give maximum efficiency and flexibility to the programmer.
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wcalc – command-line calculator
wcalc is a command-line calculator designed to accept all valid mathematical expressions. It’s written in C.
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calc – interactive calculator
calc is an interactive calculator which provides for easy large numeric calculations, but can be programmed for complex calculations.
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bc-gh – implementation of dc and bc
bc-gh is an implementation of Unix dc and POSIX bc with GNU and BSD extensions. It’s free and open source software.
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doas – execute commands as another user
The doas utility is a program originally written for OpenBSD which allows a user to run a command as though they were another user.
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pkexec – execute a command as another user
pkexec allows an authorized user to execute a command as another user.
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su – run a command with substitute user and group ID
su allows commands to be run with a substitute user and group ID.
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drill – perform DNS lookups
ldns includes a DNS lookup utility named drill. It can perform DNS lookups and display the answers. Written in C.
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SLOCCount – set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code
SLOCCount is a set of tools for counting physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) in many languages of a potentially large set of programs.
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