This is a collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write thirty years ago. Currently it consists of these tools: combine combine the lines in two files using boolean operations ifdata get network interface info without parsing ifconfig output isutf8 check if a file or standard input is utf-8 ifne run a command if the standard input is not empty lckdo execute a program with a lock held mispipe pipe two commands, returning the exit status of the first pee tee standard input to pipes sponge soak up standard input and write to a file ts timestamp standard input vidir edit a directory in your text editor vipe insert a text editor into a pipe zrun automatically uncompress arguments to command Its web page is here: http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/moreutils.html Your suggestions of additional tools to add to this collection are appreciated. The web page lists some that are under consideration but have not yet been included, I also welcome feedback on which of these to include. -- Joey Hess