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Show only existing executable dirs in PATH using only builtin bash commands
Finds executable and existing directories in your path that can be useful if migrating a profile script to another system. This is faster and smaller than any other method due to using only bash builtin commands. See also: + http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/743/list-all-execs-in-path-usefull-for-grepping-the-resulting-list + http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Copy an element from the previous command
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One liner to kill a process when knowing only the port where the process is running
-k (kill option ) . To kill all processes accessing this port

convert flac to mp3
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List the largest directories & subdirectoties in the current directory sorted from largest to smallest.

Test for Weak SSL Ciphers
...if you get a certificate back, the server is accepting weak SSL ciphers

from the console, start a second X server
This starts a very basic X session, with just a simple xterm. You can use this xterm to launch your preferred distant session. $ ssh -X john@otherbox gnome-session Try also startkde or fluxbox or xfce4-session. To switch between your two X servers, use CTRL+ALT+F7 and CTRL+ALT+F8.

list all file-types (case-insensitive extensions) including subdirectories

Find and copy files from subdirectories to the current directory

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