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Does a full update and cleaning in one line

Downlaoad websites to 5 level and browse offline!
Download Websites to 5 Level and browse offline! -k -> convert-links (to browse offline) -r -> recursive download -l 5 -> level 5 example. http://gentoo-install.com :-)

See entire packet payload using tcpdump.
This command will show you the entire payload of a packet. The final "s" increases the snaplength, grabbing the whole packet.

list block devices
Shows all block devices in a tree with descruptions of what they are.

Get an authorization code from Google
This is a basis for other Google API commands.

Debug bash shell scripts.
Display commands and their arguments as they are executed. Useful for debugging shell scripts.

GRUB2: Set Imperial Death March as startup tune
Kudos to http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/8275/grub2-set-super-mario-as-startup-tune

cpu process limitation for specific processname like java,kibana
apt-get install cpulimit

Count Files in a Directory with Wildcards.
If the dir | wc -l Command not working.

create a progress bar...
A simple way yo do a progress bar like wget.


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