What are some useful cli tools that arent popular?

• edir

  8 119 6.9 Python

  Program to rename, remove, and copy files and directories using your editor

If you like vidir then consider edir which is much better (although note I am the author).

• ugdb

  2 365 0.0 Rust

  An alternative TUI for gdb

Ugdb https://github.com/ftilde/ugdb

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• pueue

  37 4,565 8.7 Rust

  :stars: Manage your shell commands.

pueue - a job manager.

• httm

  98 1,199 9.9 Rust

  Interactive, file-level Time Machine-like tool for ZFS/btrfs/nilfs2 (and even actual Time Machine backups!)

httm is a CLI tool for viewing snapshot file versions on ZFS and btrfs datasets

• jc

  96 7,558 9.6 Python

  CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools, file-types, and common strings to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts.

jc - CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools and file-types to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts.

• ddcctl

  22 1,807 0.0 C

  DDC monitor controls (brightness) for Mac OSX command line

ddcctl - DDC monitor controls for the OSX command line

• wttr.in

  149 23,598 6.7 Python

  :partly_sunny: The right way to check the weather

wttr.in check the weather on the command line, with ASCII art display

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• pandoc

  420 32,396 9.8 Haskell

  Universal markup converter

pandoc - convert between Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, .docx, PDF, ...

• qrcp

  16 9,773 7.7 Go

  :zap: Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.

qrcp - Transfer files over Wi-Fi from your computer to a mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal. Its always been lighting fast for me.

• fd

  172 31,581 8.8 Rust

  A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

fd is a great find alternative. Although I enjoy the simplified syntax, it’s not pushed out across our farm, so its still important to me to keep my find familiarity sharp.

• xpe

  8 26 0.0 Python

  Finally, a commandline xpath tool for linux that is easy to use.

xpe - a commandline xpath parser. xpaths are better than css queries for getting at specific html elements in the DOM. Compared to other parsers, this one is easier to use, and supports html.

• mcfly

  49 6,545 7.2 Rust

  Fly through your shell history. Great Scott!

mcfly - makes searching your shell history faster and easier

• autocomplete

  164 24,265 9.6 TypeScript

  IDE-style autocomplete for your existing terminal & shell

  

Not a CLI tool, but I love Fig.

• taskwarrior

  97 3,858 9.0 C++

  Taskwarrior - Command line Task Management

  

taskwarrior - Task tracker in your terminal. (task add "update internet") Not sure if famous or not. But not one of my acquaintances uses it on linux. It's magical for fast bug tracking (with a Quake console ofc)

• up

  25 8,134 0.0 Go

  Ultimate Plumber is a tool for writing Linux pipes with instant live preview (by akavel)

Up - The Ultimate Plumber makes the best pipes !

• park

  2 15 0.0 Rust

  [mirror] Configuration-based dotfiles manager

A shameless plug, but Park really helps me organizing my dotfiles.

• gnu-parallel

  22 25 10.0 Perl

  A clone of GNU Parallel (git://git.savannah.gnu.org/parallel.git)

I love Parallel for splitting jobs up and running them concurrently. Never managed to get the multi machine side working, but I like the idea of it. https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/

• the_silver_searcher

  59 25,720 0.0 C

  A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster.

Ag is a ridiculously quick code search tool, I use it for text search mostly, and it is quite a bit faster than ack. I am unsure of its popularity after seeing the 24k stars and 1k forks on GitHub. I have not benched it against ripgrep yet, but an associate claims ripgrep is of comparable speed.

• ripgrep

  348 44,901 9.3 Rust

  ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

Ag is a ridiculously quick code search tool, I use it for text search mostly, and it is quite a bit faster than ack. I am unsure of its popularity after seeing the 24k stars and 1k forks on GitHub. I have not benched it against ripgrep yet, but an associate claims ripgrep is of comparable speed.

• yad

  16 627 4.1 C

  Yet Another Dialog

yad - Program allows you to display GTK+ dialog boxes from command line or shell scripts. YAD depends on GTK+ only.

• jrnl

  17 6,270 8.9 Python

  Collect your thoughts and notes without leaving the command line.

  

jrnl - notes taking and journaling for command line.

• croc

  129 26,297 8.3 Go

  Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:

croc

• translate-shell

  18 6,762 5.2 Awk

  :speech_balloon: Command-line translator using Google Translate, Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate, etc.

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  SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

  

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