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Find if $b is in $a in bash
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cleanup /tmp directory
Cleans all files in /tmp that have been accessed at least 2 days ago.

easily find megabyte eating files or directories

Recursively chmod all dirs to 755 and all files to 644

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

Know which modules are loaded on an Apache server
This let you know which modules has loaded the Apache server, very useful to know if the mod_rewrite is ready to use.

Displays the number of processes per state

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

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


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