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"Pretty print" $PATH, show directories in $PATH, one per line with replacement pattern using shell parameter expansion
Can be used to create path alias. From: https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bash-aliases-mac-centos-linux-unix.html. #9

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"

[git] Output remote origin from within a local repository
Great way to quickly grasp if a locally cloned repository originates from e.g. github or elsewhere.

List only executables installed by a debian package
Safe for whitespaces in names.

Sum columns from CSV column $COL

Capture video of a linux desktop
This will grab the image from desktop, starting with the upper-left corner at x=100, y=200 with a width and height of 1024?768.

Convert entire audio library in parallel
Uses parallel processing Reiteration of my earlier command https://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/15246/convert-entire-music-library Usage lc Old_Directory New_DIrectory Old_Format New_Format lc ~/Music ~/Music_ogg mp3 ogg

simple port check command

Remove all mail in Postfix mail queue.

Find non-ASCII and UTF-8 files in the current directory


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