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

Listing package man page, services, config files and related rpm of a file, in one alias
Many times I give the same commands in loop to find informations about a file. I use this as an alias to summarize that informations in a single command. Now with variables! :D

Sort IP addresses
Sort IP address by order

Clean apt-get and gpg cache and keys
Cleans apt-get and gpg cache and keys

Superfast portscanner

Shows you how many hours of avi video you have.
midentify.sh is part of mplayer, but you might have to locate it on your box.

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"

Adhoc tar backup
Creates a quick backup with tar to a remote host over ssh.

Get your Firefox bookmarks
Extracts yours bookmarks out of sqlite with the format: dateAdded|url

Check the age of the filesystem
Very useful set of commands to know when your file system was created.


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