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Convert every eps in a directory to pdf
Converts every *.eps file to a *.pdf file

Perform sed substitution on all but the last line of input
In this simple example the command will add a comma to the end of every line except the last. I found this really useful when programatically constructing sql scripts. See sample output for example.

Install a LAMP server in a Debian based distribution
The execution of this command will install a LAMP server (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) in a Debian based distribution. For example, in Ubuntu.

Show apps that use internet connection at the moment.
show only the name of the apps that are using internet

Map the slot of an I/O card to its PCI bus address
Recent hardware may or may not enumerate *both of* these values

An alias to select a portion of your desktop and save it as an image.

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list files recursively by size

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Convert entire audio library in parallel
Uses parallel processing Reiteration of my earlier command https://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/15246/convert-entire-music-library Usage lc Old_Directory New_DIrectory Old_Format New_Format lc ~/Music ~/Music_ogg mp3 ogg


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