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Rename all files in lower case
rename is a really powerfull to, as its name suggests, rename files

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

One liner to parse all epubs in a directory and use the calibre ebook-convert utility to convert them to mobi format
all ebook-convert -options are optional. all you really need to pass ebook-convert is the incoming and outgoing names, with extensions. Has been tested on Ubuntu 10.10

cp the file
Copy the file with the given .extension at the source file's location. Eliminates the typing of long paths again and again.

Load another file in vim
You can then switch from a file to another with ^W^W

Get disk quota usage openvz using vzlist
OpenVZ: Get disk quota usage for your VEID

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"

A one-line web server in Ruby
Here's how to serve a directory in one line of Ruby. Handy for sharing files at a conference, for example.

To get internet connection information .
To get the connection information of protocol tcp and extended infortmation.

Replace "space" char with "dot" char in current directory file names


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