moreutils

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  "one_liner": "Collection of small Unix text-processing and shell utilities filling common gaps (sponge, ts, vimdiff, parallel, etc.).",
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  "why_use_this": "Adds practical tools that should\u0027ve been in Unix from the start: sponge rewrites files in-place safely, ts timestamps stdin, parallel runs jobs concurrently, vimdiff diffs via vim. Indispensable for piping workflows and one-liners where standard tools fall short."
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