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Convert seconds into minutes and seconds
This is a very simple way to input a large number of seconds and get a more useful value in minutes and seconds.

list the top 15 folders by decreasing size in MB
list the top 15 folders by decreasing size in MB

Recursively remove .svn directories from a local repository

execute your commands and avoid history records
$ secret_command;export HISTCONTROL= This will make "secret_command" not appear in "history" list.

Show what PID is listening on port 80 on Linux

Extract shortcuts and hostnames from .ssh/config
Spits out table that shows your Host->HostName aliases in ~/.ssh/config

print indepth hardware info
wanna know something about your hardware? how about EVERYTHING?? then this should do ya well

Add sudo with shortcut alt+e in bash

Check tcp-wrapping support
This function returns TRUE if the application supports tcp-wrapping or FALSE if not by reading the shared libraries used by this application.

List available upgrades from apt without upgrading the system


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