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foo <--> german translation with dict.leo.org
Translate strings from non-german to german (and vice versa) using LEO. Put it in your ~/.bashrc. Usage: $ leo words   To use another language other than english, use an option: $ leo -xx words Valid language options: ch - chinese en - english es - spanish fr - french it - italian pl - polish pt - portuguese ru - russian The other language will always be german!

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

scan multiple log subdirectories for the latest log files and tail them

Find top 10 largest files in /var directory (subdirectories and hidden files included )
Should work even when very large files exist.

Burn CD/DVD from an iso, eject disc when finished.
cdrecord -scanbus will tell you the (x,y,z) value of your cdr (for example, mine is 3,0,0)

escape any command aliases
e.g. if rm is aliased for 'rm -i', you can escape the alias by prepending a backslash: rm [file] # WILL prompt for confirmation per the alias \rm [file] # will NOT prompt for confirmation per the default behavior of the command

Determine next available UID
better with accounts on ldap

automatically ditch old versions in a conflict
This is not exactly a commandline, but a vim macro to automatically ditch the "old" version of a conflict when dealing with the naster

Email someone if a web page has been updated.
A cronjob command line to email someone when a webpages homepage is updated.

lists files and folders in a folder
lists files and folders in a folder with summary.


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