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Run a command only when load average is below a certain threshold
Good for one off jobs that you want to run at a quiet time. The default threshold is a load average of 0.8 but this can be set using atrun.

Advanced python tracing
Trace python statement execution and syscalls invoked during that simultaneously

generate iso

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

Extract your list of blocked images hosts from Firefox database
I use this to replicate my blocked images hosts list between work and home to keep my browsing ad-free.

Remove a range of lines from a file

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

Rename files in batch

check open ports without netstat or lsof

grab all commandlinefu shell functions into a single file, suitable for sourcing.
Much simpler but not as many features as the alternative.


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