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Nginx - print all optional modules before compilation
wget http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.15.3.tar.gz && tar -xzf 1.15.3.tar.gz && cd nginx-1.15.3

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Convert files from DOS line endings to UNIX line endings
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add repeated watermark to image

Find usb device in realtime
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Monitor a file's size
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Display formatted routes

dd with progress bar
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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"

sqlite3 cmd to extract Firefox bookmarks from places.sqlite
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