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Extract tar content without leading parent directory
If archive has leading directory level same as archive name and you want to strip it, this command is for you.

rename anime fansubs
renames Anime Episodes to files, that can be parsed by sonarr & co

Find the package that installed a command

Get names of files in /dev, a USB device is attached to
This command lists the names of your USB devices connected and what file in /dev they are using. It's pretty useful if you don't have an automount option in your desktop or you don't have any graphical enviroment.

An easter egg built into python to give you the Zen of Python

Compress logs older than 7 days

Check SSH public and private keys matching
Tested in bash4

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Convert DOS newlines (CR/LF) to Unix format
Convert DOS newlines (CR/LF) to Unix format using sed command

Show the date of easter
ncal -e shows the date of Easter this year. ncal -e YYYY shows the date of Easter in a given year. ncal -o works the same way, but for Orthodox dates.


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