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Batch File Rename with awk and sed
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ls foo*.jpg | awk '{print("mv "$1" "$1)}' | sed 's/foo/bar/2' | /bin/sh

opexxx · 2009-07-30 13:54:12 17
When was your OS installed?
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ls -ldct /lost+found |awk '{print $6, $7}'

realist · 2009-09-08 06:16:04 5
Delete all but the latest 5 files

yes 6 (tail from 6th line)
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ls -t | tail +6 | xargs rm

negyvenot · 2009-09-16 06:33:07 3
Using column to format a directory listing

Using column to format a directory listing Show Sample Output
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```
PERMISSIONS  LINKS  OWNER  GROUP  SIZE        MONTH  DAY  HH:MM  PROG-NAME
-rw-r--r--   1      root   root   61167       12.    Nov  2008   120253snmp.log
-rw-r--r--   1      root   root   246313      6.     M?r  2008   120_43.log
-rw-r--r--   1      root   root   22947       14.    Mai  09:42  120discovery.log
```
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(printf "PERMISSIONS LINKS OWNER GROUP SIZE MONTH DAY HH:MM PROG-NAME\n" \ ; ls -l | sed 1d) | column -t

opexxx · 2009-10-08 11:53:38 5
A function to find the newest file in a directory
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newest () { find ${1:-\.} -type f |xargs ls -lrt ; }

mobidyc · 2010-02-04 14:52:17 8
rename all jpg files with a prefix and a counter
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ls *.jpg | grep -n "" | sed 's,.*,0000&,' | sed 's,0*$...$:$.*$.jpg,mv "\2.jpg" "image-\1.jpg",' | sh

pepin · 2010-02-16 23:59:28 3

list files in mtime order

Simple but useful; list files in the current directory in mtime order. Useful if you've been working on something and then take a day or two off. Show Sample Output

ls -lt | more

eludom · 2010-05-27 12:44:39 5

List just the executable files (or directories) in current directory

A bit shorter ;)
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ls -F | grep '*$'

bashrc · 2010-12-18 01:11:18 4
Find out current working directory of a process

This is an alternative to another command using two xargs. If it's a command you know there's only one of, you can just use: ls -l /proc/$(pgrep COMMAND)/cwd Show Sample Output
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```
$ eval ls -l /proc/{$(pgrep -d, vim)}/cwd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 splante 20000 0 Apr 14 09:25 /proc/11611/cwd -> /home/splante/p
lrwxrwxrwx 1 splante 20000 0 Apr 14 09:26 /proc/11680/cwd -> /tmp
$ sudo ls -l /proc/$(pgrep X)/cwd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Apr 13 18:31 /proc/3945/cwd -> /
```
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eval ls -l /proc/{$(pgrep -d, COMMAND)}/cwd

splante · 2011-04-14 13:41:58 7

Numeric zero padding file rename

rename file name with fixed length nomeric format pattern Show Sample Output

ls *.jpg | awk -F'.' '{ printf "%s %04d.%s\n", $0, $1, $2; }' | xargs -n2 mv

hute37 · 2011-05-01 13:32:58 6

ls only directories

Like normal ls, but only lists directories. Can be used with -l to get more details (ls -lad */) Show Sample Output
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```
dir1/ dir2/
dir3/ dir4/
```
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ls -ad */

tbekolay · 2011-12-10 17:08:07 5
bash find function

basic find implementation for systems that don't actually have find, like an android console without busybox installed.
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find (); { ls $1 | while read line; do [[ -d $1/$line ]] && find $1/$line $2 || echo $1/$line | grep $2; done; }

a8ksh4 · 2013-07-28 22:21:39 36
Show most common words in filenames

I'm sure there's a more elegant sed version for the tr + grep section.
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ls | tr '[[:punct:][:space:]]' '\n' | grep -v "^\s*$" | sort | uniq -c | sort -bn

qdrizh · 2014-10-14 09:52:28 9
access to last touched or created file with arrow_up_key immediately after displaying the file list

Display recursive file list (newest file displayed at the end) and be free to access last file in the list simply by pressing arrow_up_key i.e. open it with joe editor. BTW IMHO the list of files with newest files at the end is often more informative. Put this 'lsa' function somewhere in your .bashrc and issue . ~/.bashrc or source ~/.bashrc to have access to the 'lsa' command immediately. . (the function appends command "joe last_file_in_the_list" at the end of command history)
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lsa() { ls -lart; history -s "joe \"$(\ls -apt|grep -v /|head -1)\"" ; }

knoppix5 · 2016-07-07 21:27:55 30
finding more large files
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find / -xdev -size +1024 -exec ls -al {} \; | sort -r -k 5

mnikhil · 2009-02-07 18:50:44 10
Sort files by date

Show you the list of files of current directory sorted by date youngest to oldest, remove the 'r' if you want it in the otherway.
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ls -lrt

guidouil · 2009-02-17 19:51:08 147
Find out current working directory of a process
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echo COMMAND | xargs -ixxx ps -C xxx -o pid= | xargs -ixxx ls -l /proc/xxx/cwd

ento · 2009-02-25 05:49:03 8
Print the last modified file
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ls -t1 | head -n1

neW1 · 2009-02-26 09:12:36 9
Show every subdirectory (zsh)
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ls -ld **/*(/)

H4rpy · 2009-02-27 08:31:34 16
Replace "space" char with "dot" char in current directory file names
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ls -1 | while read a; do mv "$a" `echo $a | sed -e 's/\ /\./g'`; done

nablas · 2009-02-27 13:34:12 9
Convert embedded spaces in filenames to "_" (underscore)

This command converts filenames with embedded spaces in the current directory replacing spaces with the underscore ("_") character. Show Sample Output
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```
$ # before
$ ls -1
big world keeps turning
bye bye
fred
hello world
$ ls -1 | grep " " | awk '{printf("mv \"%s\" ",$0); gsub(/ /,"_",$0); printf("%s\n",$0)}' | sh # rename filenames: spaces to "_"
$ # after
$ ls -1
big_world_keeps_turning
bye_bye
fred
hello_world
```
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ls -1 | grep " " | awk '{printf("mv \"%s\" ",$0); gsub(/ /,"_",$0); printf("%s\n",$0)}' | sh # rename filenames: spaces to "_"

mpb · 2009-03-15 18:42:43 20
Scrollable Colorized Long Listing - Hidden Files Sorted Last

To sort hidden files first, simply switch the two inner `ls` commands. I have this aliased to `dira` `dir` is aliased to the simpler version with no hidden files: ls -l --color=always | less -R
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less -Rf <( cat <(ls -l --color=always) <(ls -ld --color=always .*) )

asmoore82 · 2009-05-30 23:51:16 9
Check if filesystem hangs

When a fs hangs and you've just one console, even # ls could be a dangerous command. Simply put a trailing "&" and play safe
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ls /mnt/badfs &

ioggstream · 2009-06-30 14:40:22 9
Find all dot files and directories
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ls -d .*

yooreck · 2009-11-23 15:58:52 4
Get names of files in /dev, a USB device is attached to

This command lists the names of your USB devices connected and what file in /dev they are using. It's pretty useful if you don't have an automount option in your desktop or you don't have any graphical enviroment. Show Sample Output
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```
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 nov 25 10:49 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kingston_DataTravelerMini_5B770600001E-0:0 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 nov 25 10:49 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-Kingston_DataTravelerMini_5B770600001E-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root  9 nov 25 10:57 /dev/disk/by-id/usb-RockChip_USB_MP3_USBV1.00-0:0 -> ../../sdc
```
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ls -la /dev/disk/by-id/usb-*

casidiablo · 2009-11-25 16:02:06 3
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Backup all mysql databases to individual files on a remote server

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Generate White Noise

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Find usb device in realtime

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Make sudo forget password instantly

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copy last command to clipboard

Copy the last command to clipboard (os x)

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"

Gives you what's between first string and second string included.

If the file content is : - Blah blah blah ABC hello blah blah blah bloh bloh bloh DEF Bah bah bah - You'll get: - ABC hello blah blah blah bloh bloh bloh DEF

list files recursively by size

move contents of the current directory to the parent directory, then remove current directory.

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