Topic: CLI Tools

Duff is a Slick Alternative to the ‘df’ Command

I've found a great alternative to the df command in Linux. It's called duf and is prettier and more ordered than the standard df command we're used to.

28 June 2022
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Is ‘jrnl’ the Best Journaling App for the Command Line?

Want to log your thoughts and memories without leaving the command line? Well, you can do so using jrnl. As its vowel-less moniker ably conveys, it is journaling app, albeit one with a big difference: […]

21 November 2021
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Listen to Spotify from the Command Line with ‘ncspot’

Play Spotify from the command line on Linux using this easy-to-install CLI app. Search, stream, and manage queues and playlists all from a terminal.

28 February 2020

Want to Preview Fonts using a Terminal? Now You Can!

Fontpreview is a command line font preview tool for Linux systems. It uses fuzzy search to locate installed fonts and imagemagik to display font previews.

9 February 2020
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How to Play Tetris in the Linux Terminal

Tetris turns 35 on June 6, so to mark the occasion we show you how to play Tetris in the terminal on Linux desktops like Ubuntu. It's quick, easy and fun!

4 June 2019
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Use pkill to end processes on Ubuntu rather than kill (cos it’s faster)

I’m not saying Ubuntu (or Linux in general) is buggy, but things aren’t always flawless. There are times when applications and background processes freeze, hang, or choke up for whatever reason – be it the […]

22 July 2009