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schtasks /delete /tn * /f
2011-09-10 09:44:06
User: kev
Tags: schtasks
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delete all tasks scheduled for the local computer
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tac [FILE]
2013-05-09 09:19:51
User: andreasS
Functions: tac
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Print file content in reverse order
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netstat -l -p --tcp | egrep -e 'www.*[0-9]{3,4}\/(apache2|httpd)' | awk '{print$7}'
2010-07-26 12:52:07
User: cicatriz
Functions: awk egrep netstat
Tags: netstat
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Show the number of current httpd processes
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pgrep -u username php5-fcgi | xargs kill -9
2011-08-09 15:32:14
User: drucko
Functions: kill xargs
Tags: kill pkill process
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kills all php5-fcgi processes for user per name
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git-createrepo() { repos_path='/srv/git/'; mkdir $repos_path$1; cd $repos_path$1; git init --bare; echo "Repository location: ssh://$USER@`cat /etc/HOSTNAME``pwd`"; cd -; }
2013-05-09 21:44:24
User: batandwa
Functions: cd echo init mkdir
Tags: git
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Create a git repository

Creates a git repository in a predefined location.

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xxcopy x:\folder1 y:\folder2 /s /h /tca /tcc /tcw /yy
2009-02-19 18:39:06
User: scubacuda
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xxcopy everything from one Windows box to another

friends don't let friends use Robocopy!

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for f in `find ./ -name "*.zip"` ; do p=`pwd`; d=`dirname $f`; cd $d; b=`basename $f`; unzip $b; cd $p; done
2009-05-30 03:42:53
User: packetloss
Functions: cd
Tags: find unzip
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unzip all zip files under a current directory in the directory those files were in

unzips all zip files in any subdirectory under the current directory. The zip files are unzipped in their respective subdirs

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du -hs /example/folder/
2009-07-08 11:38:39
User: Paaskehare
Functions: du
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Outputs size of /example/folder in human readable format.

Built-in function in linux, should work on any distro

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lsb_release -a
2009-08-19 11:03:03
User: theIndianMaiden
Tags: system_profiler
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get debian version number

cat /etc/debian_version

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sudo dpkg -P $(dpkg -l | grep -i adobeair)
2010-11-02 14:09:16
User: xmonkey
Functions: grep sudo
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uninstall Air on Ubuntu
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apt-show-versions -u
2009-02-06 17:56:13
User: cowholio4
Functions: apt
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Display a list of upgradeable packages (apt)

apt-show-versions is a program that shows what packages in the system may be updated and several useful information. The -u option displays a list of upgradeable packages:

From: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-helpers.en.html

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mysql -? | grep ".cnf"
2011-04-02 15:45:52
User: DarkSavant
Functions: grep
Tags: mysql
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See where MySQL is looking for its config files

This will show the locations, in order of preference, that MySQL will look for a configuration file

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> [filename]
2011-05-18 14:59:02
User: bbbco
Tags: redirect Linux UNIX touch
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Empty a file of contents

Ever need to erase the contents of a file and start over from scratch? This easy command allows you to do so. Be warned! This will immediately erase all the contents of your file and start you over from scratch (i.e. your file will be at 0 bytes, like if you touch a file).

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echo "string" | sed -e 's/.*match1//' -e 's/match2.*$//'
2009-04-01 15:01:27
User: P17
Functions: echo sed
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Print out "string" between "match1" and "match2"

But who knows to delete the rest of the lines?

I want only "string".

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ifconfig eth0 | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{print $5}' | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z' | sed -e 's/://g'
2010-06-26 05:35:03
User: minigeek
Functions: awk grep ifconfig sed tr
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Get the mac address of eth0 in uppercase minus the colons

This will get the mac address of the eth0 and change lowercase to uppercase.

The sed command removed the colons.

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lame rec01.wav rec01.mp3
2011-01-23 20:44:14
User: schef
Tags: mp3 lame convert wav
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Convert wav to mp3
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sudo sox <file name>.wav -r 8000 <file name>.gsm
2011-08-11 07:29:14
User: tkembo
Functions: sudo
Tags: sound convert
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Convert .wav audio files to .gsm forman
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du -sh *
2009-07-08 20:11:13
User: erlebnishengst
Functions: du
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List all files in current directory by size
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ls -l `ls -l |awk '/^l/ {print $8}'`
2009-11-23 16:02:18
User: yooreck
Functions: awk ls
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List all symbolic links in current directory

ls -l may vary depending on operating system, so "print $8" may have to be changed

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sudo sox <file name>.wav -r 8000 <file name>.gsm
2011-08-11 07:29:16
User: tkembo
Functions: sudo
Tags: sound convert
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Convert .wav audio files to .gsm format
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TODAY=`date +"%b %d"`;ls -l | grep "$TODAY" | awk '{print $9}'
2010-07-29 02:28:27
User: williamruckman
Functions: awk grep
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LIST FILENAMES OF FILES CREATED TODAY IN CURRENT DIRECTORY
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curl -s http://urlxray.com/display.php?url=http://tinyurl.com/demo-xray | grep -o '<title>.*</title>' | sed 's/<title>.*--> \(.*\)<\/title>/\1/g'
2010-09-30 10:25:18
User: karpoke
Functions: grep sed
Tags: sed grep curl
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See where a shortened url takes you before click

We can put this inside a function:

fxray() { curl -s http://urlxray.com/display.php?url="$1" | grep -o '<title>.*</title>' | sed 's/<title>.*--> \(.*\)<\/title>/\1/g'; }; fxray http://tinyurl.com/demo-xray
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get_absolute_path() { echo $1 | sed "s|^\([^/].*/.*\)|$(pwd)/\1|;s|^\([^/]*\)$|$(which -- $1)|;s|^$|$1|"; }
2011-09-13 11:06:55
User: keymon
Functions: echo sed
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Returns the absolute path to a command, using which if needed

It will return the absolute location of the called a script. If is in $PATH, it will search it using which.

You can combine this function with this other one: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/9252/readlink-equivalent-using-shell-commands-and-following-all-links, to get a way to know where is the real location of a called script:

# Returns the realpath of a called command. whereis_realpath() { local SCRIPT_PATH=$(whereis $1); myreadlink ${SCRIPT_PATH} | sed "s|^\([^/].*\)\$|$(dirname ${SCRIPT_PATH})/\1|"; }
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tar -C <source_dir> -cf . | tar -C <dest_dir> -xf -
2009-07-08 22:20:45
User: Tekhne
Functions: tar
Tags: files
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Move files around local filesystem with tar without wasting space using an intermediate tarball.
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ifconfig | grep "inet\ " | grep -v "127.0" | sed -e 's/inet\ addr://g' | sed -e 's/Bcast:/\ \ \ \ \ \ \ /g' | cut -c 1-29 | sed -e 's/\ //g'
2010-12-01 19:06:11
User: LinuxMan
Functions: cut grep ifconfig sed
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Get your local IP regardless of your network interface

short enough to be tweetable

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