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Shows the torrent file name along with the trackers url
Replace * with any filename matching glob or an individual filename

Concating pdf files

Calculate days on which Friday the 13th occurs (inspired from the work of the user justsomeguy)
Friday is the 5th day of the week, monday is the 1st. Output may be affected by locale.

Mount windows share to the specified location including credentials
Replace IP address with yours IP.

convert MTS video file format into xvid/mp3 avi format

Check your spelling
For when you need a quick spell check.

Read random news on the internet
Access a random news web page on the internet. The Links browser can of course be replaced by Firefox or any modern graphical web browser.

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Echo the latest commands from commandlinefu on the console
Self-referential use of wget.

Rename files in batch


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