Category: CLI

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enry – command-line tool based on enry

enry is a programming language detector based on go-enry/go-enry/v2 library. enry is free and open source software.

sloc – simple tool to count SLOC

sloc is a simple tool to count source lines of code. It’s free and open source software written in CoffeScript.

polyglot – command-line tool that determines project contents

The goal of poly is to able to point it to any directory and get an accurate, complete, and informative summary of its contents.

skim – fuzzy finder

skim is a fuzzy finder. It can be used as a general filter (like grep) or as an interactive interface for invoking commands.

please – polite regex-first sudo alternative

please is a small utility to delegate accurate least privilege access with ease. It’s written in the Rust programming language.

Fast Unix Commands – provides alternatives for rm and cp

Fast Unix Commands provides modern UNIX commands.The goals of the project are to provide performance, efficiency, and usability.

Sed-Go – an implementation of sed in Go

Sed-Go is an implementation of sed in Go. This sed engine can be embedded in your program.

sd – find and replace CLI

sd is an intuitive find and replace CLI. sd uses regex syntax that you already know from JavaScript and Python.

bropages – readable supplement to man pages

bropages is a highly readable supplement to man pages. The CLI tool shows simple, concise examples for commands with syntax highlighting.

tlrc – tldr client written in Rust

tlrc is a tldr client written in Rust. The tldr-pages project is a collection of community-maintained help pages for command-line tools.

tcount – cloc alternative

tcount is a utility to count your code by tokens and patterns in the syntax tree. It’s written in the Rust language.

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.

pkexec – execute a command as another user

pkexec allows an authorized user to execute a command as another user.

su – run a command with substitute user and group ID