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# Awesome CLI Apps [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
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> A curated list of command line apps.
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Inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) list thing.
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## Table of Contents
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- [Entertainment](#entertainment)
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- [Video](#video)
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- [Web Development](#web-development)
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- [Database](#database)
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- [Productivity](#productivity)
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- [Utilities](#utilities)
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- [OS X](#os-x)
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- [Command Line Tools](#command-line-tools)
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- [Data Manipulation](#data-manipulation)
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- [Files and Directories](#files-and-directories)
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- [Deletion](#deletion)
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- [Files](#files)
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- [Directories](#directories)
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- [Directory Navigation](#directory-navigation)
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- [Version Control](#version-control)
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- [Git](#git)
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- [Images](#images)
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- [Gif Creation](#terminal-gif-creation)
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- [SVG](#svg)
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- [Text Manipulation](#text-manipulation)
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- [Screensavers](#screensavers)
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- [Graphics](#graphics)
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- [Resources](#resources)
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- [Node frameworks and packages](#node-frameworks-and-packages)
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- [Node Command-line utilities](#node-command-line-utilities)
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- [String Manipulation](#string-manipulation)
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- [Other](#other)
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---
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## Entertainment
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- [cmus](https://github.com/cmus/cmus) - Small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.
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- [Instant-Music-Downloader](https://github.com/yask123/Instant-Music-Downloader) - Instant Music Downloader
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- [itunes-remote](https://github.com/mischah/itunes-remote) - It’s about listening to music without leaving the terminal. OS X only.
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- [pianobar](http://6xq.net/pianobar/) - Pandora client
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- [TTYtter](https://github.com/atomicules/TTYtter) - Twitter client- ([original](http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/))
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- [quote-cli](https://github.com/riyadhalnur/quote-cli) - Get a random quote or the quote of the day in your CLI
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### Video
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- [youtube-dl](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/) - a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. You can install with `brew install youtube-dl`
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## Web Development
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- [bower-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bower-name-cli) - Check whether a package name is available on bower
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- [caniuse-cmd](https://github.com/sgentle/caniuse-cmd) - Searches [caniuse.com](caniuse.com) about browser support of feature.
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- [is-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-up-cli) - Check whether a website is up or down
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- [npm-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-name-cli) - Check whether a package name is available on npm
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- [npm-user-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-user-cli) - Get user info of a npm user
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- [pageres-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pageres-cli) - Capture website screenshots
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- [strip-css-comments-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-css-comments-cli) - Strip comments from CSS
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- [viewport-list-cli](https://github.com/kevva/viewport-list-cli) - Return a list of devices and their viewports
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- [surge](https://surge.sh) - deploy directory to the web.
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- [acmetool](https://github.com/hlandau/acme) - An easy-to-use command line tool for automatically acquiring certificates from ACME servers.
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## Database
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- [mycli](https://github.com/dbcli/mycli) - A Terminal Client for MySQL with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting.
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## Productivity
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- [AutoScreenshotUploader](https://github.com/yask123/AutoScreenshotUploader)- Instantly capture and upload screenshot to [imgur](https://imgur.com)
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- [doing](http://brettterpstra.com/projects/doing/) - A command line tool for keeping track of what you’re doing and tracking what you’ve done.
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- [ffscreencast](https://github.com/cytopia/ffscreencast)- ffmpeg screencast with video overlay and multi monitor support
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- [idea](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/idea)- A lightweight CLI tool and module for keeping ideas in a safe place quick and easy.
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- [imgur-uploader-cli](https://github.com/kevva/imgur-uploader-cli)- Upload images to imgur
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- [geeknote](https://github.com/VitaliyRodnenko/geeknote)- Console client for Evernote.
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- [ledger](http://ledger-cli.org) - Powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line.
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- [The Mutt E-Mail Client](http://www.mutt.org/)
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- [Taskwarrior](http://taskwarrior.org) - Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from your command line.
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- [Timetrap](https://github.com/samg/timetrap)- Simple command line timetracker
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## Utilities
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- [archive-type-cli](https://github.com/kevva/archive-type-cli) - Detect the archive type of a Buffer/Uint8Array
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- [battery-level](https://github.com/gillstrom/battery-level) - Get current battery level
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- [brightness-cli](https://github.com/kevva/brightness-cli) - Change screen brightness- [windows version](https://github.com/sondreb/win-brightness)
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- [file-type-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type-cli) - Detect the file type of a file or stdin
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- [screensaver](https://github.com/gillstrom/screensaver) - Start the screensaver
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- [wallpaper-ci](https://github.com/sindresorhus/wallpaper-cli) - Get or set the desktop wallpaper
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- [yank](https://github.com/mptre/yank) - Yank terminal output to clipboard
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### OS X
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- [bundle-id-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bundle-id-cli) - Get bundle identifier from a bundle name (OS X): Safari → com.apple.Safari
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- [bundle-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bundle-name-cli) - Get bundle name from a bundle identifier (OS X): com.apple.Safari → Safari
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- [lnfs-cli](https://github.com/kevva/lnfs-cli) - Safely force create symlinks
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- [osx-version-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/osx-version-cli) - Get the OS X version of the current system
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- [osx-wifi-cli](https://github.com/danyshaanan/osx-wifi-cli) - A cli for managing wifi connections on OSX
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## Command Line Tools
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- [The Fuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck)- Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.
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- [happyfinder](https://github.com/hugows/hf)- (another) Fuzzy file finder for the command line
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- [PathPicker](https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker/) - After parsing the output from a command, PathPicker presents you with a nice UI to select which files you're interested in.
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- [tldr](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr)- Simplified and community-driven man pages
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## Data Manipulation
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- [jq](https://github.com/stedolan/jq) - Command-line JSON processor [http://stedolan.github.io/jq/](http://stedolan.github.io/jq/)
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- [underscore-cli](https://github.com/ddopson/underscore-cli) - Command-line utility-belt for hacking JSON and Javascript.
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## Files and Directories
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### Deletion
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- [trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/trash-cli) - Move files and directories to the trash
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- [empty-trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/empty-trash-cli) - Empty the trash
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- [trashss](https://github.com/sotojuan/trashss) - ( only) Trash screenshots on desktop.
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- [del-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/del-cli) - Delete files and folders.
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### Files
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- [strip-json-comments-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments-cli) - Strip comments from JSON. Lets you use comments in your JSON files!
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### Directories
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- [find-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-up-cli) - Find a file by walking up parent directories
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### Directory Navigation
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- [autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump) - A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line- [https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki](https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki)
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- [fasd](https://github.com/clvv/fasd) - Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.
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- [j](https://github.com/rupa/j) - semi clone of autojump ([https://github.com/wting/autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump)) in shell/awk
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- [pm](https://github.com/Angelmmiguel/pm) - The easy way to switch to your projects on the shell
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- [z](https://github.com/rupa/z) - z is the new j, yo
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## Version Control
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### Git
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- [CLI GitHub](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/cli-github) - :tv: A fancy GitHub client for command line.- http://ionicabizau.net/blog/15
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- [Gistup](https://github.com/mbostock/gistup) - Create a gist from terminal, then use git to update it.
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- [git commander](https://github.com/golbin/git-commander) - A git tool with a easy terminal interface.
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- [git-stats](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/git-stats) - :four_leaf_clover: A GitHub-like contributions calendar, but locally, with all your git commits.
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- [hub](https://github.com/github/hub) - A command-line wrapper for git that
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makes you better at GitHub.
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### Changelogs
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- [clog](https://github.com/kentcdodds/clog-cli) - A conventional changelog for the rest of us.
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## Images
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### Gif Creation
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- [gifsicle](https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle) - Create, manipulate, and optimize GIF images and animations
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- [ttygif](https://github.com/icholy/ttygif) - Convert terminal recordings to animated gifs
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- [ttygif](https://github.com/sugyan/ttygif) - ttyrec to gif
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- [ttystudio](https://github.com/chjj/ttystudio) - A terminal-to-gif recorder minus the headaches.
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- [asciinema](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema) - Terminal session recorder and the best companion of asciinema.org.
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## SVG
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- [SVGO](https://github.com/svg/svgo)- SVG Optimizer is a Nodejs-based tool for optimizing SVG vector graphics files.
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## Text Manipulation
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- [parse-columns-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/parse-columns-cli) - Parse text columns, like the output of unix commands. Returns JSON that you can manipulate with tools like jq or underscore-cli.
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## Screensavers
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- [cmatrix](https://github.com/Treri/cmatrix) - show a scrolling 'Matrix' like screen- ([original](http://www.asty.org/cmatrix/))
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- [pipes.sh](https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh)
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## Graphics
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- [cli-mandelbrot](https://github.com/danyshaanan/cli-mandelbrot) - A cli for traversing the Mandelbrot fractal
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- [WOPR](https://github.com/yaronn/wopr) - A simple markup language for creating rich terminal reports, presentations and infographics
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- [sparkly-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/sparkly-cli) - Generate sparklines ▁▂▃▅▂▇.
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## Resources
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Some fine resources to write your own CLI App.
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### Node frameworks and packages
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- [meow](https://github.com/sindresorhus/meow) - The most simple way to write small CLI modules including argument parsing.
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- [inquirer](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js) - A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces like checkboxes, radio buttons etc. with a simple but powerful API.
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- [Vorpal](https://github.com/dthree/vorpal) - Complete solution for creating interactive apps. Includes UI features from inquirer.
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### Node Command-line utilities
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- [Chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk) - Beautiful API to have beautiful terminal string styling.
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- [log-symbols](https://github.com/sindresorhus/log-symbols) - Colored symbols to differentiate output messages with a blink of an eye.
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- [log-update](https://github.com/sindresorhus/log-update) – Useful for ASCII animation. For example loading indicators.
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### String Manipulation
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- [indent-string-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string-cli) - Indent each line in a string
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- [pretty-ms-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-ms-cli) - Convert milliseconds to a human readable string: 1337000000 → 15d 11h 23m 20s
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- [repeating-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/repeating-cli) - Repeat a string - fast
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- [string-width-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/string-width-cli) - Get the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it
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- [find-versions-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-versions-cli) - Find semver versions in a string: unicorn v1.2.3 → 1.2.3
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## Other
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- [app-path-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-path-cli) - Get the path to an app (OS X)
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- [Bible.Js CLI client](https://github.com/BibleJS/BibleApp) - :book: Bible.JS CLI client. Read the Holy Bible via the command line.
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- [birthday](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/birthday) - Know when a friend's birthday is coming.
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- [cowsay and cowthink](https://web.archive.org/web/20120225123719/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml) - You can [install with homebrew](http://brewformulas.org/Cowsay)
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- [detect-indent-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/detect-indent-cli) - Detect the indentation of code
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- [fortune](http://brewformulas.org/Fortune)
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- [fullname-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/fullname-cli) - Get the fullname of the current user
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- [get-port-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/get-port-cli) - Get an available port
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- [gzip-size-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/gzip-size-cli) - Get the gzipped size of a file or stdin
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- [HASHA -cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha-cli) - Hashing made simple. Get the hash of text or stdin.
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- [is-reachable-cli](https://github.com/beatfreaker/is-reachable-cli) - Check if hostnames are reachable or not
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- [kill-tabs](https://github.com/sindresorhus/kill-tabs) - Kill all Chrome tabs to improve performance, decrease battery usage, and save memory
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- [leven-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/leven-cli) - Measure the difference between two strings using the Levenshtein distance algorithm
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- [open-shortcut-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/open-shortcut-cli) - Open the URL from a web shortcut file in the browser
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- [pkg-dir-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pkg-dir-cli) - Find the root directory of a npm package
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- [speed-test](https://github.com/sindresorhus/speed-test) - Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net from the CLI
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- [shortcut-url-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/shortcut-url-cli) - Get the URL from a web shortcut file
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- [SpeedRead](https://github.com/sunsations/speed_read) - A simple terminal-based open source Spritz-alike
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- [to-double-quotes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/to-double-quotes-cli) - Convert matching single-quotes to double-quotes: I 'love' unicorns => I "love" unicorns
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- [to-single-quotes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/to-single-quotes-cli) - Convert matching double-quotes to single-quotes: I "love" unicorns → I 'love' unicorns
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- [yosay](https://github.com/yeoman/yosay)
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- [gdb-dashboard](https://github.com/cyrus-and/gdb-dashboard) - Modular
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visual interface for GDB in Python
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- [weather-cli](https://github.com/riyadhalnur/weather-cli) - Check the weather for your city from your terminal
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## License
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[](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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To the extent possible under law, [Adam Harris](https://twitter.com/adamCoder) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.
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