System Command-Line Tools
55 tools in the System category: system monitoring and management tools. Sorted by GitHub stars; the most starred are Mole, tmux and PM2.
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Tools
cyme
Cross-platform USB device lister and profiler that extends lsusb with modern features and better output formatting.
wiremix
TUI audio mixer for PipeWire that controls volumes, routes audio between devices and applications, and configures audio settings.
tufw
Terminal user interface for managing ufw firewall rules with add, edit, and remove functionality
pdu
Parallelized disk usage analyzer that renders graphical charts for directory tree analysis
cotp
Command-line TOTP/HOTP authenticator with encrypted database and interactive dashboard for two-factor authentication codes
kbt
Terminal-based keyboard testing tool for checking key functionality across multiple layouts
tuptime
System uptime tracking tool that preserves historical uptime/downtime statistics across reboots with detailed reporting
chdig
TUI interface for debugging and monitoring ClickHouse databases with top-like views and flamegraph analysis
countryfetch
A neofetch-like CLI tool that displays information about countries including flags, demographics, and geographic data.
cy
Terminal multiplexer with time-travel replay, fuzzy finding, and Janet configuration language
chmod-cli
TUI tool for generating chmod commands by selecting file permissions through an interactive interface
kure
Command-line password manager with AES-GCM encryption and offline operation
claws
Terminal UI for navigating and managing AWS resources across 70+ services with vim-style keybindings.
ssm
Terminal UI for managing and connecting to SSH hosts with vim-style navigation and tagging
zigfetch
A system information tool written in Zig that displays system details similar to neofetch/fastfetch
blueutil-tui
TUI for managing Bluetooth device connections on macOS using blueutil
g1c
Terminal UI for monitoring and managing Google Cloud VM instances with real-time updates and instance operations
dtop
Terminal UI for monitoring and managing Docker containers with real-time stats, log viewing, and keyboard-driven workflow
ecscope
TUI for monitoring AWS ECS services, tasks, and containers across multiple clusters and regions in a unified view.
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