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Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22) (all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)

Download and extract a *tar.gz file with curl.

encrypt whole line with ROT13 in vim

find your release version of your ubuntu / debian distro

Kills a process that is locking a file.
Useful when you're trying to unmount a volume and other sticky situations where a rogue process is annoying the hell out of you.

Simple word scramble
enlubtsqyuse $ cat /tmp/out subsequently

scroll file one line at a time (w/only UNIX base utilities)
usage examples ls largedir |rd lynx -dump largewebsite.com |rd rd < largelogfile

create random string from /dev/urandom (or another length)

ettercap..
There weren't any one liners for ettercap on this site... tisk tisk :-) (of course you'll have to plugin your own values for the variables..)

Capture video of a linux desktop


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