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Print only the odd lines of a file
NR%2 == 1 on odd lines and 0 on even lines

list block devices
Shows all block devices in a tree with descruptions of what they are.

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

Randomize lines in a file
shuf is in the coreutils package

import gpg key from the web
imports a public key from the web. I know this by head.. but useful nevertheless

Migrate Server with rsync
Copies the complete root-dir of a linux server to another one, where the new harddisks formated and mountet. Very useful to migrate a root-server to another one.

convert a web page into a png
This requires the command-line print extension (see #2861 for more details). I use it to make up complex images with formatted text using CSS and whatnot. It's a lot slicker than imagemagick for certain things. Now imagine using a local webserver with PHP and a database to generate the images. Oh, the possibilities...

move a lot of files over ssh
copy files to a ssh server with gzip compression

Revert an SVN file to previous revision
Kudos to xakon.

Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22) (all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)


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