altbox

Works with

  • GIF (1)
  • JPEG (1)
  • JSON (2)
  • Markdown (3)
  • PNG (1)
  • YAML (1)

Alternative to

  • cat (4)
  • cd (1)
  • df (1)
  • diff (2)
  • du (5)
  • find (3)
  • ftp (1)
  • grep (4)
  • kill (1)
  • ls (5)
  • ping (3)
  • rm (2)
  • screen (2)
  • tail (1)
  • top (2)
  • traceroute (1)
  • watch (1)
  • wc (1)

Language

  • Bash + awk (1)
  • C (12)
  • Go (5)
  • Node.js (2)
  • Perl (3)
  • Python (4)
  • Rust (11)

License

  • Apache-2.0 (3)
  • Artistic (1)
  • BSD Zero Clause (1)
  • BSD-3 (2)
  • EUPL-1.2 (1)
  • GPL-2.0 (5)
  • GPL-3.0 (4)
  • ISC (1)
  • LGPL-3.0 (1)
  • MIT (18)
  • MPL-2.0 (1)

Tools written in C

  • ag

    A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed.

    Alternative to grep Apache-2.0 license
  • atop

    Linux performance monitor that tracks CPU, disk, memory, and network usage per process.

    Alternative to top GPL-2.0 license
  • bfs

    Breadth-first search for your files

    Alternative to find BSD Zero Clause license
  • duc

    A collection of tools for indexing, inspecting, and visualizing disk usage.

    Alternative to du LGPL-3.0 license
  • htop

    An interactive process viewer with a full-screen, colour display and mouse support.

    Alternative to top GPL-2.0 license
  • hwatch

    hwatch is a alternative watch that records the result of command execution and can display it history and diffs.

    Alternative to watch MIT license
  • lftp

    A sophisticated file transfer program supporting ftp, http, sftp, fish, torrent and more.

    Alternative to ftp GPL-3.0 license
  • mtr

    Network diagnostic tool that combines traceroute and ping in a single live display.

    Alternative to tracerouteAlternative to ping GPL-2.0 license
  • multitail

    Monitor logfiles and command output in multiple windows in a terminal, with colorizing, filtering and merging.

    Alternative to tail GPL-2.0 license
  • nat

    ls with colors and more

    Alternative to ls MIT license
  • ncdu

    ncurses disk usage analyzer, fast and easy to use in any minimal POSIX environment.

    Alternative to du MIT license
  • tmux

    Terminal multiplexer — run multiple terminals from a single screen, detach and reattach sessions.

    Alternative to screen ISC license
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