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Alternatives to popular CLI tools: tar
We showcase free and open source alternatives to tar, the most widely used archiving utility in Linux systems.
Read moreskim – 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.
Read moreplease – 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.
Read moreFast 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.
Read moreSed-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.
Read moresd – find and replace CLI
sd is an intuitive find and replace CLI. sd uses regex syntax that you already know from JavaScript and Python.
Read morebropages – 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.
Read moretlrc – 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.
Read moretcount – 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.
Read moreAlternatives to popular CLI tools: sudo
This article spotlights alternative tools to sudo, a command which lets you execute a command as another user.
Read moredoas – 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.
Read morepkexec – execute a command as another user
pkexec allows an authorized user to execute a command as another user.
Read moresu – run a command with substitute user and group ID
su allows commands to be run with a substitute user and group ID.
Read moredzdo – execute commands with the privileges of another user
dzdo is a command-line tool used to execute commands with the privileges of another user, such as the superuser or root user.
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