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Split video files using avconv along keyframes

calulate established tcp connection of local machine

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

Backup with versioning
Apart from an exact copy of your recent contents, also keep all earlier versions of files and folders that were modified or deleted. Inspired by EVACopy http://evacopy.sourceforge.net

Check general system error on AIX
Check general system error on AIX

Rename files in batch

ping a host until it responds, then play a sound, then exit
Audio acknowledgement for host availability. When running the command from a Linux systems, you can use "festival" or "espeak" instead of "say".

tar+pbzip2 a dir

Show interface/ip using awk
Interfaces like lo can be omitted from the beginning, there are probably better ways of doing this, i'm a noob at awk.

Print today's date in ISO format without calling an external command (bash 4)


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