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find and reduce 8x parallel the size of JPG images without loosing quality via jpegoptim

Get information about memory modules
To take information about the characteristics of the installed memory modules.

sort ip by count quickly with awk from apache logs
creates associative array from apache logs, assumes "combined" log format or similar. replace awk column to suit needs. bandwidth per ip is also useful. have fun. I haven't found a more efficient way to do this as yet. sorry, FIXED TYPO: log file should obviously go after awk, which then pipes into sort.

List every file that has ever existed in a git repository
What was the name of that module we wrote and deleted about 3 months ago? windowing-something? $ git log --all --pretty=format:" " --name-only | sort -u | grep -i window

get a mysqldump with a timestamp in the filename and gzip it all in one go
Performs a mysqldump and gzip-compresses the output file with a timestamp in the resulting dump file. Inspect the file for integrity or fun with this command afterward, if you desire: $ zcat mysqldump-2009-06-12-07.41.01.tgz | less

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Rename files in batch

Hide or show Desktop Icons on MacOS
Hides all Files and Folders on the MacOS Desktop. To show files and folders, type "true" instead of "false". "Finder" at the end is case sensitive, "finder" doesn’t work

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

list files recursively by size


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