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Ping all hosts on 192.168.1.0/24
-b option takes the broadcast address.

Chage default shell for all users [FreeBSD]
This command will set bash as the default shell for all users in a FreeBSD system.

Find the package that installed a command

Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

remove *.jpg smaller than 500x500

Create a new file

Tracklist reaplace backspace to '-'
Requires perl 5.14 or greater

Find usb device
I often use it to find recently added ou removed device, or using find in /dev, or anything similar. Just run the command, plug the device, and wait to see him and only him

Find the package that installed a command

list files recursively by size


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