This article spotlights free and open source alternative tools to age, a popular utility to encrypt and decrypt.
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rage – simple encryption tool
rage is a simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool. It features small explicit keys, no config options, and UNIX-style composability.
Read morexjobs – similar to xargs with enhanced support for multiprocessor machines
xjobs reads job descriptions line by line and executes them in parallel. It limits the number of parallel executing jobs.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: dd
This article spotlights alternative tools to dd, a popular utility to convert and copy a file.
Read morekindd – dd GUI
kindd is billed as a kindful dd. It’s written using Qt Quick, a software application framework. Open source software.
Read moredd_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).
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: curl
We spotlight alternatives tools to curl, a utility for transferring data from or to a server, supporting many protocols.
Read more11 Best Free Linux Bibliography Tools
A common misconception is that bibliography tools are really only useful for academics. However, this type of software is a type of reference manager offering the ability to collect large amounts of metadata.
Read moreHypercalc – interpreted calculator
Hypercalc is an interpreted calculator program designed to calculate extremely large numbers.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: time
This article spotlights alternative tools to time, a simple tool that provides timing statistics about a program run.
Read moreperf – performance analysis tools
Performance counters for Linux are a kernel-based subsystem that provide a framework for all things performance analysis.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: cksum
This article spotlights alternative tools to cksum, a tool to compute and verify file checksums.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: xargs
This article spotlights alternative tools to xargs, a command that builds and executes command lines from standard input.
Read morerust-parallel – execute commands in parallel
rust-parallel is a command-line utility to execute commands in parallel and aggregate their output. It’s written in Rust.
Read morerargs – xargs + awk with pattern matching support
Think of rargs as similar to xargs and awk with pattern-matching support. It’s written in the Rust programming language.
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