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Download an entire ftp directory using wget
If the username includes an @ you can use this one: wget -r --user=username_here --password=pass_here ftp://ftp.example.com

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

Print github url for the current url
Works for repos cloned via ssh or https.

Jump to a song in your XMMS2 playlist, based on song title/artist
Usage: Declare this function in your Shell, then use it like this: $> jumpTo foo The script will search for the 'foo' pattern in your current xmms2 playlist (artist or songname), and play the first occurence of it !

background a wget download

find and remove old compressed backup files
remove all compressed files in /home/ folder not created in the last 10 days

Save an HTML page, and covert it to a .pdf file
Uses htmldoc to perform the conversion

Given process ID print its environment variables
Same as previous but without fugly sed =x

Say something out loud
Whatever arguments you pass will be spoken out loud. (Put it in a script or shell function.)

Not a kismet replacement...
If you're like some individuals who rely on ndiswrapper and cannot use kismet, this command may be of service. watch -n .5 "iwlist wlan0 scan | egrep 'ESSID|Encryption'" Or... watch -n .5 "iwlist wlan0 scan | egrep 'ESSID|Encryption' | egrep 'linksys'" :-) Hopefully you'll find some dd-wrt compatible routers.

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