Here are over 20 little-known tools
Some are just too useful to miss and others are quite obtuse
I hope you find something useful
Use your operating system’s package manager to install most of them.
sudo apt-get install “package name” (in debian-based systems)
yum install “package name” (rpm based sytems)
dstat & sar
iostat, vmstat, ifstat and much more in one.
slurm
Visualizes network interface traffic over time.
vim & emacs
The real programmers’ editors.
screen, dtach, tmux, byobu
Keep your terminal sessions alive.
multitail
See your log files in separate windows.
tpp
Presentation (“PowerPoint”) tool for terminal.
xargs & parallel
Executes tasks from input (even multithread).
duplicity & rsyncrypto
Encrypting backup tools.
nethack & slash’em
Still the most complex game on the planet.
lftp
Does FTPS. Can mirror, kinda like rsync.
ack
A better grep for source code.
calcurse & remind + wyrd
Calendar systems.
newsbeuter & rsstail
Command line RSS readers.
powertop
Helps conserve power on Linux.
htop & iotop
Process, memory and io monitoring.
ttyrec & ipbt
Record and play back terminal sessions.
rsync
Keeps filesystems in sync over SSH.
mtr
traceroute 2.0.
socat & netpipes
Directing stuff easily in and out of sockets.
iftop & iptraf
To see where your traffic goes.
siege & tsung
Command line load test tools.
ledger
Terminal-based accounting package.
taskwarrior
Todo management in the terminal.
curl
Everybody’s favorite HTTP toolbox.
rtorrent & aria2
Command line torrent downloaders.
ttytter & earthquake
Nice trendy Twitter clients :)
vifm & ranger
Alternatives to the midnight commander.
cowsay & sl
I just couldn’t resist
