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List directories recursively showing its sizes using only ls and grep
ls -lhR Lists everithing using -l "long listing format" wich includes the space used by the folder. Displays it in -h "human readable form" (i.e. 2.2G, 32K), and -R recurses subfolders. grep -e using a regex, show lines containing the word "total" or a ":" at the end of the line (those with the name of the folder) only.

Function to change prompt
Bash function to change your default prompt to something simpler and restore it to normal afterwards.

list files recursively by size

convert from hexidecimal or octal to decimal
Bash can accept '0x' and '0' notation for hexidecimal and octal numbers, so you just have to output the values.

Search back through previous commands
Searches backwards through your command-history for the typed text. Repeatedly hitting Ctrl-R will search progressively further. Return invokes the command.

multiline data block parse and CSV data extraction with perl
extract data in multiline blocks of data with perl pattern matching loop

Insert the last argument of the previous command
for example if you did a: $ ls -la /bin/ls then $ ls !$ is equivalent to doing a $ ls /bin/ls

Use CreationDate metadata on .mov files to rename and modify the created/modify file dates on Mac

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"

GRUB2: set Super Mario as startup tune
I'll let Slayer handle that. Raining Blood for your pleasure.


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