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list files recursively by size

SAR - List the average memory usage for all days recorded under '/var/log/sa/*' using sar -r.

List docker volumes by container

Google Translate
Usage: $ translate Example: $ translate hello en es See this for a list of language codes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

Sprunge.us - CLI alternative to PasteBin.com
NAME sprunge: command line pastebin: SYNOPSIS | curl -F 'sprunge=

Check difference between two file directories recursively

Automatically download Ubuntu 10.04 when available
Tested with 9.10 release. Choose whatever torrent client you prefer.

VIM: Go back to the last place you were in a document
You're perhaps editing a line, or reading a certain line of code, you use page up and down or move through the file and now you wish to return to the last position the cursor was at. '' will get you there.

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"


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