Cool GNU tools

[r***@webworxshop.com]

Hi Everyone,

I recently discovered the GNU Units program, which can basically
convert a quantity in pretty much any unit to another (compatible) unit.
I thought this was a pretty neat tool and was surprised that I hadn't
heard of it before.

This got me thinking about how many other cool little GNU utilities
there might be out there waiting for me to discover them. Does anyone
have an particular favourite tools that other people may not know about?
The only restriction is that they should be part of the GNU project.

Looking forward to some interesting responses.

Cheers,

Rob

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Post by r***@webworxshop.com
This got me thinking about how many other cool little GNU utilities
there might be out there waiting for me to discover them. Does anyone
have an particular favourite tools that other people may not know about?
The only restriction is that they should be part of the GNU project.

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Post by r***@webworxshop.com
This got me thinking about how many other cool little GNU utilities
there might be out there waiting for me to discover them. Does anyone
have an particular favourite tools that other people may not know about?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowsay

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[Jaco]

Check out alternativeto.net (this site *ROCKS*), commandlinefu,
cheat-sheets.org & http://kkovacs.eu/cool-but-obscure-unix-tools
(thanks, Liz)

Those should cover most of the bases

- J

Post by r***@webworxshop.com
Hi Everyone,
I recently discovered the GNU Units program, which can basically
convert a quantity in pretty much any unit to another (compatible)
unit. I thought this was a pretty neat tool and was surprised that I
hadn't heard of it before.
This got me thinking about how many other cool little GNU utilities
there might be out there waiting for me to discover them. Does anyone
have an particular favourite tools that other people may not know
about? The only restriction is that they should be part of the GNU
project.
Looking forward to some interesting responses.
Cheers,
Rob
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