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Extract public key from private
This will extract the public key that is stored in the private key using openssl.

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Grep Recursively Through Single File Extension
Trac 0.12.2-stable

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

find files ignoring .svn and its decendents
for when find . -print | grep -v .svn | xargs doesnt cut it.

Create subversion undo point
Allows you to save progress without committing. To revert to an undo point, svn revert then apply the undo point with patch. $ svn revert -R . && patch -p0 < .undo/2009-03-27_08:08:11rev57 Similar: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/373/archive-all-files-containing-local-changes-svn

List docker volumes by container

history autocompletion with arrow keys
This will enable the possibility to navigate in the history of the command you type with the arrow keys, example "na" and the arrow will give all command starting by na in the history.You can add these lines to your .bashrc (without &&) to use that in your default terminal.

Using commandoutput as a file descriptor
Description is moved to "Sample output" because the html sanitizer for commandlinefu breaks the examples..

how many packages installed on your archlinux?


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