xclip is a command line utility that is designed to run on any system with an X11 implementation.

xclip provides an interface to X selections ("the clipboard") from the command line. It can read data from standard in or a file and place it in an X selection for pasting into other X applications. xclip can also print an X selection to standard out, which can then be redirected to a file or another program.

Sharing files can be a pain. The larger the file is, the more difficulty it inevitably creates. If you want those files kept private, you're in for a real nightmare. Well, not exactly.

Onionshare is a relatively new application that allows you to share files of any size securely and relatively anonymously over the Tor network without the need for a "midde-man" website. It's completely free and open source, and it's actually easy for anyone to use.

How many times have you repeatedly typed out a long command on the command line and wished there was a way to save it for later? This is where Bash aliases come in handy. They allow you to condense long, cryptic commands down to something easy to remember and use. Need some examples to get you started? No problem!

Autotrash is a command line to automatically purge old trashed files and it never allows your trash folder to grow too big in Linux.

Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, and computer hardware tests.

Liquid Prompt gives you a nicely displayed prompt with useful information when you need it. It shows you what you need when you need it.

You will notice what changes when it changes, saving time and frustration. You can even use it with your favorite shell – Bash or zsh.

Liquid Prompt gives you a nicely displayed prompt with useful information when you need it. It shows you what you need when you need it.

You will notice what changes when it changes, saving time and frustration. You can even use it with your favorite shell – Bash or zsh.

There are countless number of terminal based games on Linux, but in this article, we shall look at some of the most interesting command-line games for Linux.

Features:

• Cross-platform support for Linux and Mac
• Automation (so there's no need to remember to click "backup")
• Point-in-time recovery (or something close) so if you accidentally delete a file but don't notice until later, it's still recoverable
• Low cost
• Replicated data store for backup sets, so data exists in more than one place (i.e., not just backing up to a local USB drive)
• Encryption in case the backup files fall into the wrong hands

FSearch is a fast file search utility for GNU/Linux operating systems, inspired by Everything Search Engine. It’s written in C and based on GTK+3.

Features

• Instant (as you type) results
• RegEx support
• Wildcard support
• Filter support (only search for files, folders or everything)
• Fast sort by filename, path, size or modification time
• Include and exclude specific folders to be indexed
• Ability to exclude certain files/folders from index using wildcard expressions
• Customizable interface

Screen is a command-line tool that lets you set up multiple terminal windows within it, detach them and reattach them later, all without any graphical interface. This program has existed since before I started using Linux, but first I clearly need to address the fact that I'm even using Screen at all prior to writing a tech tip about it.

So now that those arguments are out of the way, I thought those of you still using Screen might find it useful to learn how to do copy and paste within Screen itself.

Mobile shell that supports roaming and intelligent local echo. Like SSH secure shell, but allows mobility and more responsive and robust.

Building command line tools in Bash is an extremely tedious and somewhat enigmatic task. There's quite a bit of boilerplate code you're going to have to write if you want your script to do more than just one thing, which will only clutter your script. In addition, your scripts will likely never be able to reference good code you've written from old scripts.

Ash helps you get rid of all of your boilerplate by letting you call functions directly from the command line, while also providing a modular approach to scripting which will allow you to share code between scripts.

You are able to build a module independently that functions as a CLI or as a library (or any combination of the two), and easily share your module with the world.

TimeShift for Linux is an application that provides functionality similar to the System Restore feature in Windows and the Time Machine tool in Mac OS. TimeShift protects your system by taking incremental snapshots of the file system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes to the system.

Snapshots are taken using rsync and hard-links. Common files are shared between snapshots which saves disk space. Each snapshot is a full system backup that can be browsed with a file manager.

TimeShift is similar to applications like rsnapshot, BackInTime and TimeVault but with different goals. It is designed to protect only system files and settings. User files such as documents, pictures and music are excluded. This ensures that your files remains unchanged when you restore your system to an earlier date. If you need a tool to backup your documents and files please take a look at the excellent BackInTime application which is more configurable and provides options for saving user files.

TimeShift is a system restore tool for Linux. It provides functionality that is quite similar to the System Restore feature in Windows or the Time Machine tool in MacOS. TimeShift protects your system by making incremental snapshots of the file system manually or at regular automated intervals.

Tilix is an advanced GTK3 tiling terminal emulator that follows the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines.

A bittorrent filesystem based on FUSE.

With BTFS, you can mount any .torrent file or magnet link and then use it as any read-only directory in your file tree. The contents of the files will be downloaded on-demand as they are read by applications. Tools like ls, cat and cp works as expected. Applications like vlc and mplayer can also work without changes.

Remembering Linux commands and their usage is not easy, especially for new Linux users. In this article, we will share 5 command-line tools for remembering Linux commands.

Summary

1. Bash History
2. Friendly Interactive Shell (Fish)
3. Apropos Tool
4. Explain Shell Script
5. Cheat Program

Without question, Linux was created by brilliant programmers who employed good computer science knowledge.

Let the Linux programmers whose names you know share the books that got them started and the technology references they recommend for today's developers. How many of them have you read?

ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. It ships with rifle, a file launcher that is good at automatically finding out which program to use for what file type.

Features

• UTF-8 Support (if your python copy supports it)
• Multi-column display
• Preview of the selected file/directory, including images
• Common file operations (create/chmod/copy/delete/...)
• Renaming multiple files at once
• VIM-like console and hotkeys
• Automatically determine file types and run them with correct programs
• Change the directory of your shell after exiting ranger
• Tabs, bookmarks, mouse support