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convert a line to a space

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convert video format to youtube flv format

quickly formats a fat partition. usefull for flash drives

Add all files
Add all files

List the size (in human readable form) of all sub folders from the current location

Show directories
Show only the subdirectories in the current directory. In the example above, /lib has 135 files and directories. With this command, the 9 dirs jump out.

Backup with versioning
Apart from an exact copy of your recent contents, also keep all earlier versions of files and folders that were modified or deleted. Inspired by EVACopy http://evacopy.sourceforge.net

copy audio file from playlist to a floder
copy some file from xx.m3u to target folder

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"


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