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which procs have $PATH_REGEX open?
faster than lsof by at least x2 on my box.

Monitor the queries being run by MySQL

Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

Look for English words in /dev/urandom
Little faster alternative.

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

List top 10 files in filesystem or mount point bigger than 200MB
Specify the size in bytes using the 'c' option for the -size flag. The + sign reads as "bigger than". Then execute du on the list; sort in reverse mode and show the first 10 occurrences.

convert a latex source file (.tex) into opendocument (.odt ) format
require the tex4ht package . You can open the file with openoffice , I use it much for correct my spelling and grammar .

svn diff colorized
If colordiff utility installed, it is sometimes handy to call this command. Of course, you should create an alias for it. E.g. svndiff.

Unrar all multipart rar archives in directory

Quickly create an alias for changing into the current directory


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