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dd

2016-03-23

commandline software, coreutils, file utilities, freeware, glances, GNU software, HOWTO, Linux software, live, loved, open-source software, software, storage, utilities

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/

A ubiquitous byte-copying tool.

I use this for copying disks, partitions and ISOs.

Part of GNU's "coreutils"

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TODO - add my notes, and scripts

Software > Text editors >

(on Wikipedia)
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/
https://nano-editor.org/

The license-unencumbered version of Pico.

Small, easy. Needs some basic functionality but is still quite useful.

acronym: Nano's ANOther editor
formerly: TIP (TIP Isn't Pico)

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Midnight Commander

2015-05-10

Chocolatey, commandline software, file managers, freeware, ftp clients, glances, GNU software, Linux software, loved, macOS software, open-source software, software, utilities, Windows software, zombie

(on Wikipedia)
Chocolatey: mc
http://midnight-commander.org/

A commandline file manager, with FTP access.

Particularly easy to use and featureful. I consider this an essential tool, but usually forget it exists.

mc
aka GNU Midnight Commander
mcedit is its text editor

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GRUB

2015-05-08

boot loaders, commandline software, disliked, freeware, GNU software, grub, Linux software, live, open-source software, software, utilities

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/

A boot loader.

This is one of the "big" boot loaders. I can't fathom it (since it's GNU), so I expect a distribution to be magic with it.

When GRUB breaks, I use boot-repair.

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Software > Search >

(on Wikipedia)
http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/

"The GNU Find Utilities" is one of those packages that's installed everywhere. find is one of those programs everyone ends up using and ends up being horrified at.

aka GNU Find Utilities

Screen

2006-06-11

commandline software, freeware, glances, GNU software, Linux software, live, loved, open-source software, software, terminal multiplexers, todo, utilities

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/

A terminal multiplexer

I use it only in fairly dire circumstances, usually when at the TTY console. It's essential in that circumstance, even if it's only to lock the console screen (with ^a^x)