Turn any Kiwix ZIM archive (offline Wikipedia, Stack Exchange, DevDocs, etc.) into an instant knowledge source for LLMs with a tiny CLI + Python server exposing searchable chunks, metadata and citations.
An fzf terminal UI for systemctl
isd is a TUI offering fuzzy search for units, auto-refreshing previews, smart `sudo` handling, and a fully customizable interface for power-users and newcomers alike. It simplifies systemd management.
Linux Systemd administration tool with nice TUI written in C
The article highlights eight Python libraries that can save time, reduce bugs, and simplify coding tasks.
| Library | Purpose | Key Feature |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rich | Enhance CLI output | Styling, tables, syntax-highlighted tracebacks, progress bars |
| Typer | Build CLIs quickly | Simple CLI creation using function signatures and type hints |
| Pendulum | Handle datetime operations | Time zone handling, formatting, arithmetic, and human-readable time parsing |
| Pydantic | Validate data with type hints | Automated validation, documentation, and parsing of input data |
| Faker | Generate fake data | Create realistic dummy data for testing and development |
| Tqdm | Add progress bars | Monitor loop progress and catch infinite loops |
| Requests-HTML | Web scraping with JavaScript support | Parse modern web pages with JavaScript rendering |
| Loguru | Simplify logging | Easy logging configuration with levels, file rotation, and colorful output |
>"The easiest way to get started with command-line editing is to use the Emacs mode, even if you use another editor. This is also the default style on most shells. The reason is that this seems more of a natural mode, since Emacs doesn't distinguish between command and insert modes the way Vi and Vim do."
Atlassian announces Rovo Dev CLI, an agentic AI coding experience for developers in the command line, offering code understanding, development acceleration, Atlassian ecosystem integration, security features, and extensibility. It achieves state-of-the-art results on the SWE-bench benchmark.
GitHub Models is a suite of developer tools for AI development, offering features like prompt management, model comparison, and quantitative evaluations, integrated directly into GitHub workflows.
This article details how to rip CDs using the abcde command-line tool in Linux, providing instructions, options, and a sample configuration file for efficient and high-quality audio ripping.
This article details five Linux terminal utilities – ncdu, btop++, bandwhich, mtr, and bmon – that enhance system resource monitoring beyond standard tools.
| **Utility** | **Description** |
|---|---|
| ncdu | Directory disk usage explorer |
| btop++ | System resource monitor with a top-like interface |
| bandwhich | Real-time network monitor |
| mtr | Network traceroute with live statistics |
| bmon | Bandwidth monitor |