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Sorted out the unsorted like suggested #134

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Expand Up @@ -198,6 +198,24 @@ locate - Searches a prebuilt database for files on a filesystem.

tree - A recursive directory listing program that produces a depth-indented
listing of files.

ag - The Silver Searcher. Like ack, but faster

pv - Monitors the progress of data through a pipe.

libevent - Provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific
event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached.

dos2unix - Converts line breaks in a text file from DOS format to Unix format.

unix2dos - Converts line breaks in a text file from Unix format to DOS format.

watch - Executes a program periodically, showing the output fullscreen.

parallel - Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more
computers.


.SS Archiving
atool - A script for managing file archives of various types.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -279,7 +297,12 @@ source and header files of various programming languages.
cmake - Software for managing the build process of software using a
compiler-independent method.

libev - A high-performance event loop for C.

shellcheck - Linter for shell scripts

xargs - Used to build and execute command lines from standard input

.SS Games/Toys

nethack - A roguelike game descended from the game Hack and Rogue.
Expand All @@ -296,6 +319,9 @@ bastet - (Bastard Tetris) A Tetris clone.
gnugo - Open source implementation of the game Go.

gnuchess - Chess

cowsay - Generates ASCII pictures of a cow with a message.

.SS System Management Utilities
htop - An interactive system-monitor process-viewer.

Expand All @@ -315,28 +341,11 @@ user to access multiple separate terminal sessions in a single terminal.
byobu - An enhancement for the terminal multiplexers Screen or Tmux that can be
used to provide on screen notification or status as well as tabbed multi-window
management.
.SS Misc. / Unsorted (Sort these!)
pv - Monitors the progress of data through a pipe.

xargs - Used to build and execute command lines from standard input.

parallel - Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using one or more
computers.

ag - A significantly faster replacement to ACK with a built in VCS.

watch - Executes a program periodically, showing the output fullscreen.

libev - A high-performance event loop for C.

libevent - Provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific
event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached.
.SS Misc. / Unsorted (Sort these!)

cowsay - Generates ASCII pictures of a cow with a message.
N/A

dos2unix - Converts line breaks in a text file from DOS format to Unix format.

unix2dos - Converts line breaks in a text file from Unix format to DOS format.
.SH HISTORY
2004 - lrvick secured free-for-all usage of a dedicated server, hosted at
"The Planet" datacenter in Austin, TX, in exchange for providing free system
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