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watch your network load on specific network interface
-n means refresh frequency you could change eth0 to any interface you want, like wlan0

Google Translate
substitute "example" with desired string; tl = target language (en, fr, de, hu, ...); you can leave sl parameter as-is (autodetection works fine)

kill all foo process
Kill all processes with foo in them. Similar to pkill but more complete and also works when there is no pkill command. Works on almost every Linux/Unix platform I have tried.

Quick find function
A function that allows you to perform a case-insensitive search in the current directory, and directories in the current directory (but no further), for files containing the first argument anywhere in their names.

Write on the console without being registered
http://www.linux-party.com/index.php/8157-escribir-en-la-consola-linux-sin-que-quede-registrado-en-el-history

list only directories in reverse order
list only directories in reverse order

Show your current network interface in use

Find broken symlinks in the current directory and its subdirectories.
This is best run as root to avoid permission denials that can produce false positives. Obviously you can specify a directory in the usual way: $ find -L dirname -type l I can't remember where I read about this or who deserves the credit for it. The find(1) manual page hints strongly toward it, however.

Rename all .jpeg and .JPG files to .jpg

Creating ISO Images from CDs/DVDs
create an iso from your cd/dvd-rom device . You need to umount /dev/cdrom before using the cli


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