• python -m SimpleHTTPServer
    Serve current directory tree at http://$HOSTNAME:8000/ (658 votes, 22 comments)
  • cd -
    change to the previous working directory (524 votes, 14 comments)
  • reset
    Salvage a borked terminal (232 votes, 11 comments)
  • mount | column -t
    currently mounted filesystems in nice layout (214 votes, 6 comments)
  • mount | column -t
    currently mounted filesystems in nice layout (214 votes, 6 comments)
  • ssh -N -L2001:localhost:80 somemachine
    start a tunnel from some machine's port 80 to your local post 2001 (187 votes, 8 comments)
  • echo "ls -l" | at midnight
    Execute a command at a given time (187 votes, 11 comments)
  • echo "ls -l" | at midnight
    Execute a command at a given time (187 votes, 11 comments)
  • dig +short txt <keyword>.wp.dg.cx
    Query Wikipedia via console over DNS (186 votes, 25 comments)
  • netstat -tlnp
    Lists all listening ports together with the PID of the associated process (173 votes, 8 comments)