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Insert the last argument of the previous command
for example if you did a: $ ls -la /bin/ls then $ ls !$ is equivalent to doing a $ ls /bin/ls

get only time of execution of a command without his output

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"

Remove all unused kernels with apt-get
TIMTOWTDI

Pause Current Thread
Hold ctrl and press z to pause the current thread. Run $fg to resume it.

To play a file at 1.5 times normal speed without increasing the pitch

A command to post a message and an auto-shortened link to Twitter. The link shortening service is provide by TinyURL.
A command to post a message and an auto-shortened link to Twitter. The link shortening service is provided by TinyURL.

Rename files in batch

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

Scale,Rotate, brightness, contrast,...with Image Magick
$rotate: the rotate angle $width, $height: width and height to scale to $birghtness: change brighness


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