CLI Applications | Linux | CLI | DevOps

A brief overview of command line interface applications I use and highly recommend! See GUI Applications for more.

AWS CLI wrapper
written in Go
intuitive set of (sub)commands
templating language
different terminal outputs
see also bash-my-aws

AWS CLI wrapper scripts
written in Bash
Unix pipeline friendly
short memorable commands
command completion
see also awless

cat alternative
written in Rust
syntax highlightning
Git integration
automatic paging

navigate your files with ease from your terminal
cd+ls+tree+du replacement and more
written in R
configurable and scriptable

cheatsheet interface
written in Python
56 programming languages, several DBMSes, and more than 1000 UNIX/Linux commands
simple curl/browser interface
fast
CLI client cht.sh

count lines of code
written in Perl
autodetects languages
comments agnostic

alternative to diff-so-fancy
enhanced and customizable diff view
written in Rust

alternative for git diff
customizable and nice looking
written in Perl

automatic context aware .profile
written in Go
shell hooks for zsh, fish, bash, ...

ls alternative
similar to lsd
written in Rust
fast
colored multi column output
respects git status
single binary

oh-my-zsh plugin
written in bash
auto detects and extracts various compressed formats
simple and easy to use
required "backend" commands (like zip or tar) must be installed

find alternative
written in Rust
fast
provides sane defaults
does not intend to fully replace find

ASCII letter generator
cross platform
customizable

fast navigation in your shell
written in shell
quickaccess to files, directories
inspired by autojump, z, and v

interactive git
written in Bash
utilizes fzf
see tig for an alternative

command line fuzyy finder
written in Golang
endless use cases
portable
Integration in tmux, vim, bash, zsh, ...
skim - alternative written in Rust

See here for some of my tweaks

fancy top alternative
written in Python
similar to gotop and htop
including webserver
cross platform
remote monitoring

render markdown on the cli
written in Go
styles and paging
read from URL
similar to bat

fancy top alternative
written in Go
similar to glances and htop
colorscheme support
includes network, temperatures and more

double entry accounting
written in Haskell
ledger compatible
Web UI, ncurses, API, reports, and more

enhanced version of top
written in C
ncurses UI
Alternatives: glances and gotop

top like interface for bandwidth usage
written in C

top like interface for ingoing/outgoing
written in python

IMAP and MailDir synchronization
written in C
control every aspect of synchronization

CardDAV client
written in Python
mutt integration
in combination with vdirsyncer

calendar application
written in Python
reads and writes events/icalendars
in combination with vdirsyncer

alternative to tig
simple terminal UI for git
written in Go
no dependencies
cross platform

file manager
written in Go
three pane style
vim like keybindings
no dependencies
similar to ranger
alternatives: nnn, vifm, ranger

ls alternative
similar to exa
written in Rust
fast
colored multi column output
single binary
icons

SMTP Client
written in C
sendmail compatible

manage multiple git repos
run git commands on multiple repos
discover git repos in your file system

full featured mail client
written in C
highly customizable and scriptable
vim like keybindings

ncurses disk usage
written in C
fast and simple to use

user friendly tcpdump alternative
written in C
PCAP based

text converter
written in Haskell
supports many many formats
md to pdf, html, ...

wrapper around ping
written in bash
colorful and easy to read

alternative to ps
written in Rust
open source
nice looking and handy functionality
customizable

file manager
written in Python
three pane or two pane style
highly customizable and scriptable
vim like keybindings
alternatives: vifm, nnn, mc, lf

grep alternative
written in Rust
fast
mostly grep compatible
sane default settings

Comprehensive comparison of grep alternatives.

window switcher, application launcher, ssh, scripting and more
written in C
highly customizable and scriptable
vim like keybindings

Emacs distribution
combines Emacs and Vim
written in elisp

Vim distribution
like spacemacs for Vim
written in Vim script

SSH configuration and policy scanner
written in Ruby
by Mozilla
portable and configurable

ssh management wrapper
written in Python
add, edit, delete, and list your .ssh/config entries
various UIs

hotkey utility
written in C
works across all Distributions with x server

corrects previously entered commands
written in Python
supports various commands like git, apt, etc
can be extended with custom rules

translate-shell

language translation in your shell
powered by Google Translate (default) , Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate, and Apertium
written in Awk
self contained executable

modern text interface for git
written in C
ncurses UI

terminal multiplexer
alternative to screen
written in C
basic intro

rm alternative with trashcan
written in Python
deleted files can be restored

extract URLs from text
written in C
mutt and tmux integration and more

build your environments
VirtualBox, VMWare, KVM, Public Cloud, ...
written in Ruby
cross platform

synchronize calendars and contacts
written in Python
CardDAV / CalDAV support
fine control

bulk edit directories and files in a vim buffer
part of most Linux distributions

file manager
written in C
MC look and feel
highly customizable and scriptable
vim like keybindings
alternatives: ranger, nnn, lf

text-based web browser
written in C
Vim like keybindings
renders html for other apps (like mutt)
alternatives: links2, Lynx, Elinks

CSV parsing and manipulation
written in Rust
indexing, slicing, analyzing, splitting and joining

download videos from video platforms
written in Python
by far not limited to youtube
convert videos to mp4