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small CPU benchmark with PI, bc and time.
$ # 4 cores with 2500 pi digits $ CPUBENCH 4 2500 $. $ every core will use 100% cpu and you can see how fast they calculate it. $ if you do 50000 digitits and more it can take hours or days

Replace the content of an XML element
Replaces "650" with "999" in simple.xml. xml used - http://www.w3schools.com/xml/simple.xml

finding more large files

Rapidly invoke an editor to write a long, complex, or tricky command
Allows you to edit your command using your chosen editor. Works in bash with "set -o vi".

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

External IP (raw data)

Hide comments
Hide comments and empty lines, included XML comments,

For finding out if something is listening on a port and if so what the daemon is.

Simple colourized JSON formatting for BASH
Leave out pygmentize or `pip install pygments` first.

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