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Include a remote file (in vim)
Like vim scp://yourhost//your/file but in vim cmds.

Rename files in batch

Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

Cleanup a (source) text file, removing trailing spaces/tabs and multiple consecutive blank lines
I used this command (in addition to a code formatting tool) to "cleanup" a bunch of PHP files

untar undo

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"

ZSH prompt. ':)' after program execution with no error, ':(' after failure.
sorry for my english

Display Motherboard Info

Secure copy from one server to another without rsync and preserve users, etc
Source: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.unix.shell/2008-04/msg00068.html

Find the package that installed a command


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