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processes per user counter
No need for sort

Resolve a list of domain names to IP addresses
Given a file of FQDN, this simple command resolves the IP addresses of those Useful for log files or anything else that outputs domain names.

monitor system load
Also look at xload

AWK: Set Field Separator from command line

list files recursively by size

dump a remote db via ssh and populate local db with postgres

List all files/folders in working directory with their total size in Megabytes

Get your commandlinefu points (upvotes - downvotes)
This version prints current votes and commands for a user. Pass the user as an argument. While this technically "fits" as a one liner, it really is easier to look at as a shell script with extra whitespace. :)

Reverse a file

Check whether laptop is running on battery or cable
In my case it was actually like this...


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