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Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Search commandlinefu from the CLI
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Rename file to same name plus datestamp of last modification.
Note that the -i will not help in a script. Proper error checking is required.

Swap a file or dir with quick resotre
This lets you replace a file or directory and quickly revert if something goes wrong. For example, the current version of a website's files are in public_html. Put a new version of the site in public_html~ and execute the command. The names are swapped. If anything goes wrong, execute it again (up arrow or !!).

disassemble binary shellcode
The options -b binary and -m are needed for disassembling raw machine code when it is not part of a full binary executable with proper headers.

files and directories in the last 1 hour
added alias in ~/.bashrc alias lf='find ./* -ctime -1 | xargs ls -ltr --color'

list files recursively by size

Recursively remove .svn directories

Creates a proxy based on tsocks.


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