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print DateTimeOriginal from EXIF data for all files in folder
see output from `identify -verbose` for other keywords to filter for (e.g. date:create, exif:DateTime, EXIF:ExifOffset).

Prettify an XML file
Generated XML files often are poorly formatted. Use this command to properly indent and normalize the file in-place.

which procs have $PATH_REGEX open?
faster than lsof by at least x2 on my box.

download the contents of a remote folder in the current local folder

Change display resolution
-s must be a valid resolution. You can get a list of valid (and supported) resolutions via `xrandr`.

show rpm packages scriptlets

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

Monitor ElasticSearch cluster health - Useful for keeping an eye on ES when rebalancing takes place

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

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


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