Just a list of 20 (now 28) tools for the command line. Some are little-known, some are just too useful to miss, some are pure obscure -- I hope you find something useful that you weren't aware of yet! Use your operating system's package manager to install most of them. (Thanks for the tips, everybody!)
dstat & sar
iostat, vmstat, ifstat and much more in one.
![dstat screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/dstat_screenshot.png)
slurm
Visualizes network interface traffic over time.
![slurm screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/slurm_screenshot.png)
vim & emacs
The real programmers' editors.
![vim screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/vim_screenshot.png)
screen, dtach, tmux, byobu
Keep your terminal sessions alive.
![gnu screen screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/gnu_screen_screenshot.png)
multitail
See your log files in separate windows.
![multitail screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/multitail_screenshot.png)
tpp
Presentation ("PowerPoint") tool for terminal.
![tpp screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/tpp_screenshot.png)
xargs & parallel
Executes tasks from input (even multithread).
![xargs screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/xargs_screenshot.png)
duplicity & rsyncrypto
Encrypting backup tools.
![duplicity screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/duplicity_screenshot.png)
nethack & slash'em
Still the most complex game on the planet.
![nethack screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/nethack_screenshot.png)
lftp
Does FTPS. Can mirror, kinda like rsync.
![lftp screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/lftp_screenshot.png)
ack
A better grep for source code.
![ack screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/ack_screenshot.png)
calcurse & remind + wyrd
Calendar systems.
![calcurse screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/calcurse_screenshot.png)
newsbeuter & rsstail
Command line RSS readers.
![newsbeuter screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/newsbeuter_screenshot.png)
powertop
Helps conserve power on Linux.
![powertop screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/powertop_screenshot.png)
tig
A console UI for git.
![tig screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/tig_screenshot.png)
qalc
The best calculator. Ever. (For scripts too.)
![qalc screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/qalc_screenshot.png)
htop & iotop
Process, memory and io monitoring.
![htop screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/htop_screenshot.png)
ttyrec & ipbt
Record and play back terminal sessions.
![ipbt screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/ipbt_screenshot.png)
rsync
Keeps filesystems in sync over SSH.
![rsync screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/rsync_screenshot.png)
mtr
traceroute 2.0.
![mtr screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/mtr_screenshot.png)
socat & netpipes
Directing stuff easily in and out of sockets.
![socat screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/socat_screenshot.png)
iftop, iptraf & nethogs
To see where your traffic goes.
![iftop screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/iftop_screenshot.png)
siege & tsung
Command line load test tools.
![siege screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/siege_screenshot.png)
ledger
Terminal-based accounting package.
![ledger screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/ledger_screenshot.png)
taskwarrior
Todo management in the terminal.
![taskwarrior screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/taskwarrior_screenshot.png)
curl
Everybody's favorite HTTP toolbox.
![curl screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/curl_screenshot.png)
rtorrent & aria2
Command line torrent downloaders.
![rtorrent screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/rtorrent_screenshot.png)
ttytter & earthquake
Nice trendy Twitter clients :)
![ttytter screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/ttytter_screenshot.png)
vifm & ranger
Alternatives to the midnight commander.
![vifm screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/vifm_screenshot.png)
cowsay & sl
I just couldn't resist. :o)
![cowsay screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/cowsay_screenshot.png)
cloc
Counts lines of code.
![cloc screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/cloc_screenshot.png)
ipcalc
For network assignments.
![ipcalc screenshot](http://d1e62s3x7fxxpy.cloudfront.net/img/terminal-tools-screenshots/ipcalc_screenshot.png)