fff is a simple file manager. It needs bash 3.2+, coretutils, and optionally xdg-utils.
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Tag: bash
subedit – command-line subtitle editor
subedit is a command-line subtitle editor written in Bash. The script generally works with srt (SubRip) and sub (MicroDVD) subtitle files.
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Machine Learning in Linux: chatGPT-shell-cli – chatGPT and DALL-E tool
chatGPT-shell-cli appears an interesting project to feature as it’s a simple script to use OpenAI’s chatGPT and DALL-E from the terminal without needing to install either Python or Node.js.
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Linux Candy: pipes.sh – animated pipes terminal screensaver
pipes.sh is a bash script which draws randomly pathed pipes over the terminal. pipes.sh is free and open source software. Harmless fun, and a screensaver.
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Excellent Utilities: fontpreview – search and preview fonts
Are you looking for a simple command-line tool that lets you search for fonts and preview them with no fuss and bother? fontpreview might just be the ticket.
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6 Excellent Free Books to Learn Bash
Bash (acronym for the ‘Bourne-Again-SHell’) is a shell and programming language. Bash has become a de facto standard for shell scripting. Here’s our recommended free books to master Bash.
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Excellent Utilities: Liquid Prompt – adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh
Liquid Prompt gives you a nicely displayed prompt with useful information when you need it. It shows you what you need when you need it.
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Excellent Utilities: McFly – navigate through your shell history
McFly is a tiny utility that replaces the functionality offered by Bash’s ctrl-r with an intelligent search engine.
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Essential System Tools: Neofetch – System Information Tool written in Bash
Neofetch is a command-line interface system information script written in bash 3.2+. The script displays information about your system next to an image, your operating system logo, or any ASCII/image file of your choice. It’s designed to capture information about your system and display it in an aesthetic and visually pleasing way.
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piu-piu – retro horizontal scroller ‘Shoot Them All’ game
piu-piu follows in the footsteps of well-traveled games. It’s a terminal based horizontal scroller game. There’s absolutely no fancy graphics, or immersive effects here. It’s ASCII graphics on the console.
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12 More of the Best Free Linux Books – Part 1
There are literally thousands of Linux books which are available to purchase from any good (online) book shop. However, the focus of this article is to highlight champion Linux books which make an invaluable contribution to learning about Linux, and which are also available to download without charge.
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20 of the Best Free Linux Books – Part 2
The focus of this article is to select some of the finest Linux books which are available to download for free. The vast majority of the books featured here can also be freely distributed to others.
To cater for all tastes, we have chosen a wide range of books, encompassing general introductions to Linux, books that concentrate on a specific distribution or application, books for programmers, as well as books that have defined the evolution of free software. All of the texts here come with our strongest recommendation. So get reading (and downloading).
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