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24 alternatives to The Linux Command Line

A Complete Introduction

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Linux Command Line launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1NN
Nixar – New design of Linux command line▲130
2015 · nixar.work · its alternatives →
2SA
Sysdig, a tool for Linux system exploration▲171
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
3IW
I wrote a modern Command Line Handbook▲454
TLDR: I wrote a handbook for the Linux command line. 120 pages in PDF. Updated for 2025. Pay what you want. A few years back I wrote an ebook about the Linux command line. Instead of focusing on a specific shell, paraphrasing manual pages, or providing long repetitive explanations, the idea was to create a modern guide that would help readers to understand the command line in the practical sense, cover the most common things people use the command line for, and do so without wasting the readers' time. The book contains material on terminals, shells (compatible with both Bash and Zsh),…
2025 · commandline.stribny.name · its alternatives →
4SB
Sensible Bash: An attempt at saner Bash defaults▲173
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nodeterm▲130
A node-based free open source terminal manager
11d ago · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →
6HA
Hyperfine – a command-line benchmarking tool▲126
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Thaum, a simple boilerplate and templating command line utility▲79
2017 · flaque.github.io · its alternatives →
8FA
Fff – A terminal file manager written in bash▲55
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
9CL
Command Line Challenge▲205
2017 · cmdchallenge.com · its alternatives →
10GA
Goto – A Linux shell 'cd' replacement tool▲26
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
11PT
ppl - The Command Line Address Book▲106
2012 · ppladdressbook.org · its alternatives →
12TN
Termipal – native micro-GUIs for shell scripts and command line apps▲195
2017 · termipal.sh · its alternatives →
13DA
distri: a Linux distribution to research fast package management▲92
2019 · michael.stapelberg.ch · its alternatives →
14AM
A minimal C runtime for Linux i386 and x86_64 in 87 SLOC of C▲172
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
15HA
Hyperfine – a command-line benchmarking tool▲96
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
16AG
A Gnus Back End for HN▲103
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
17MA
Monolinux – A tiny embedded Linux distro▲69
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
18SS
st – simple statistics from the command line▲73
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
19AI
An infinite runner for the command line, because why not▲65
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
20NA
Neofetch – A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+▲7
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
21SA
Stash, an evernote for command line▲70
2014 · trystash.com · its alternatives →
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bash.rocks – A bash interpreter in the browser▲58
2017 · bash.rocks · its alternatives →
23IW
I wrote an eBook on Linux CLI tools and Shell Scripting▲7
Hello! This ebook aims to teach Linux command line tools and Shell Scripting for beginner to intermediate level users. The main focus is towards managing your files and performing text processing tasks. Includes plenty of examples, exercises (200+) and solutions. To celebrate my latest ebook release, you can download PDF/EPUB versions of Computing from the Command Line for FREE till 08-Nov-2022: https://learnbyexample.gumroad.com/l/cli_computing (the web version linked as the post url is always free) All books bundle (all my 13 programming ebooks) is $10 (normal…
2022 · learnbyexample.github.io · its alternatives →
24AT
A terminal based search engine for bash commands▲12
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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