Directory of Console Resources

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Linux software tools to use the console interface.

Resources in This Category

• Minicom

  http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/
  Linux dialer/terminal useful for establishing ppp and other console use.

• Ncurses at the Free Software Foundation (FSF)

  http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/
  Ncurses is software for controlling writing to the console screen under Unix, Linux and other operating systems.

• Pip - make any program a filter

  http://membled.com/work/apps/pip/
  Pip is a wrapper for programs that won't use stdin and stdout, but require filenames to be given on the command line.

• SanTools: tools for Linux

  http://unixspace.com/tools/
  A set of utilities that includes a file manager Screen Shell, text editor Ned, binary editor EDX, Screen library and some other utilities. The only thing necessary is a web browser (Explorer or Netscape) and you will have a graphic user interface without X11.

• Scroller

  http://scroller.sourceforge.net/
  Scroller is a replacement for the command "while true; do clear; xxx; sleep 10; done". It uses ncurses to redraw the new output much more smoothly, and truncates the output to the size of the screen, without causing the program to abort.

• Twin

  http://sourceforge.net/projects/twin/
  A console based X11 type windowing system.

• Wily Homepage

  http://www.cse.yorku.ca/~oz/wily/
  Wily is a mouse-oriented, text-based working environment for programmers. It lets you interact with your files, directories and other programs through mouse and keyboard operations on plain text.

• Zsh - Linux shell

  http://www.zsh.org/
  Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language.

 

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