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Find Duplicate Files (based on size first, then MD5 hash)
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Create an eicar.com test virus
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Limit bandwidth usage by any program
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RTFM function
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Twitpic upload and Tweet

Clone all repos from a user with lynx
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list block devices
Shows all block devices in a tree with descruptions of what they are.

create a progress bar...
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