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Extract a bash function
I often need to extract a function from a bash script and this command will do it.

Show the PATH, one directory per line
This is useful for examining the path.

Bash scripts encryption and passphrase-protection
This function will encrypt a bash script and will only execute it after providing the passphrase. Requires mcrypt to be installed on the system.

Benchmark SQL Query
Benchmark a SQL query against MySQL Server. The example runs the query 10 times, and you get the average runtime in the output. To ensure that the query does not get cached, use `RESET QUERY CACHE;` on top in the query file.

Generate a Google maps URL for GPS location data from digital photo
This command uses the "exiftool" command which is available here: http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ NB, there should be a degree symbol right after the first "%d" NOT a question mark. For some unknown reason, commandlinefu is not able to handle degree symbol correctly ("?")?

Open files in a split windowed Vim
-o acts like :spit. Use -O (capital o) for side-by-side like :vsplit. Use vim -d or vimdiff if you need a diff(1) comparison. To split gnu Screen instead of vim, use ^A S for horizontal, ^A | for vertical.

Just convert your all books DJVU format to PDF, with one line

Find all file extension in current dir.

Remove a range of lines from a file
Delete a range of line

How To Display Bash History Without Line Numbers
userful for direct copy & paste command for doumenation or next using

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