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Find files that were modified by a given command
This has helped me numerous times trying to find either log files or tmp files that get created after execution of a command. And really eye opening as to how active a given process really is. Play around with -anewer, -cnewer & -newerXY

resolve hostname to IP our vice versa with less output
inverted version: resolveip -s 216.34.181.xxx freshmeat.net

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Watch movies in your terminal
requires mplayer

Limit bandwidth usage by any program
Trickle is a voluntary, cooperative bandwidth shaper. it works entirely in userland and is very easy to use. The most simple application is to limit the bandwidth usage of programs.

Search $PATH for a command or something similar
Searches your $PATH for whatever you substitute for bash, though not sure if this will work if you substitute a different shell for bash!

Get your IP addresses
Shows the interface and the ip-address

Get absolut path to your bash-script

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Search for files in rpm repositorys. (Mandriva linux)
Look for an rpm that supplies a specific file that you don't yet have installed. extremely useful when you need something and don't know where it is.. or what its called. note: uses grep like syntax.


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