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Lists installed kernels
no need for rpm, no need for piping to another command. also no real fu but lacking in unnecessary complexity and distro specific commands.

Scan all open ports without any required program

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Find out the last times your system was rebooted (for the duration of wtmp).

generate random password
for Mac OS X

Infinite loop ssh

Find all files of a type and copy them elsewhere while keeping intact their full directory structure using find and cpio
.flac is the filetype. /Volumes/Music/FLAC is the destination.

Find Out My Linux Distribution Name and Version
Another way of do it in debian like distros, don't know if works for others

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

list any Linux files without users or groups
suspicious/anomalous ownership may indicate system breach; should return no results


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