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A catalog of 134 alternative tools for the Linux, Unix and macOS command line. The site lists alternatives to common Unix utilities such as grep, ps, wc, dig and gzip, and shows recently added or updated tools with descriptions, languages and dates.
Alacritty is a cross-platform terminal emulator with sensible defaults and extensive configuration. It integrates with other applications rather than reimplementing their functionality. Supported platforms are BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows, and the software is described as being at a beta level of readiness.
Akregator is a news feed reader for following news sites, blogs and other RSS/Atom-enabled websites without manually checking for updates in a web browser. It is designed for reading hundreds of news sources and includes a fast search, advanced archiving functionality and an internal browser. It is available on Linux and Windows.
Moment is described as a free and open-source Matrix powerclient for Linux. It is a maintained fork of Mirage and is presented as keyboard operable, with dedicated bindings for every functionality. The page also states it is responsive, compatible with many clients, bridges to different protocols, and supports multiple accounts and themes.
The Linux Command Line by William Shotts is a 596-page book for new command line users covering command line use, shell scripting and common command line programs. Released under a BY-NC-ND Creative Commons license, it is available as a free PDF download. A sequel, Adventures with the Linux Command Line, is also available as a free PDF download.
Browsh is a text-based browser that renders modern web content to a TTY terminal, running on a remote server and accessed via SSH/Mosh or an in-browser HTML service to reduce bandwidth. It is available as a single static binary on all major platforms and requires a recent 57+ version of Firefox; a Docker image is also available. The browser client output is not updated in real time nor interactive.
