Just a list of 20 (now 28) tools for the command line. Some are
little-known, some are just too useful to miss, some are pure obscure
-- I hope you find something useful that you weren't aware of yet!
Use your operating system's package manager to install most of them.
(Thanks for the tips, everybody!)
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dstat & sar
iostat, vmstat, ifstat and much more in one.slurm
Visualizes network interface traffic over time.vim & emacs
The real programmers' editors.screen, dtach, tmux, byobu
Keep your terminal sessions alive.multitail
See your log files in separate windows.tpp
Presentation ("PowerPoint") tool for terminal.xargs & parallel
Executes tasks from input (even multithread).duplicity & rsyncrypto
Encrypting backup tools.nethack & slash'em
Still the most complex game on the planet.lftp
Does FTPS. Can mirror, kinda like rsync.ack
A better grep for source code.calcurse & remind + wyrd
Calendar systems.newsbeuter & rsstail
Command line RSS readers.powertop
Helps conserve power on Linux.tig
A console UI for git.qalc
The best calculator. Ever. (For scripts too.)htop & iotop
Process, memory and io monitoring.ttyrec & ipbt
Record and play back terminal sessions.rsync
Keeps filesystems in sync over SSH.mtr
traceroute 2.0.socat & netpipes
Directing stuff easily in and out of sockets.iftop, iptraf & nethogs
To see where your traffic goes.siege & tsung
Command line load test tools.ledger
Terminal-based accounting package.taskwarrior
Todo management in the terminal.curl
Everybody's favorite HTTP toolbox.rtorrent & aria2
Command line torrent downloaders.ttytter & earthquake
Nice trendy Twitter clients :)vifm & ranger
Alternatives to the midnight commander.cowsay & sl
I just couldn't resist. :o)cloc
Counts lines of code.ipcalc
For network assignments.tmux
is better than screen
, is parallel
better than xargs
,
whether or not ifconfig
is a power tool,
or should this list include somebody's once-used tool for converting old Pascal code to C or something.from http://kkovacs.eu/cool-but-obscure-unix-tools