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

floating point operations in shell scripts
Calculator for shell. Similar performance and basic usage as 'bc', but with more advanced features. Not installed on most systems by default.

Given process ID print its environment variables
Same as previous but without fugly sed =x

List only directories, one per line

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"

Dumping Audio stream from flv (using ffmpeg)

Monitoring wifi connection by watch command (refresh every 3s), displaying iw dump info and iwconfig on wireless interface "wlan0"

Screensaver
Console screensaver.

wget with resume
I couldn't find this on the site and it's a useful switch. Great for large files.

Show a Command's Short Description
The whatis command displays a short description for the command you list on the command line. It is useful to quickly learn what a command does


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