• python -m SimpleHTTPServer
    Serve current directory tree at http://$HOSTNAME:8000/ (836 votes, 27 comments)
  • mount | column -t
    currently mounted filesystems in nice layout (320 votes, 10 comments)
  • mount | column -t
    currently mounted filesystems in nice layout (320 votes, 10 comments)
  • reset
    Salvage a borked terminal (316 votes, 14 comments)
  • echo "ls -l" | at midnight
    Execute a command at a given time (260 votes, 21 comments)
  • echo "ls -l" | at midnight
    Execute a command at a given time (260 votes, 21 comments)
  • man ascii
    Quick access to the ascii table. (245 votes, 2 comments)
  • dd if=/dev/dsp | ssh -c arcfour -C username@host dd of=/dev/dsp
    output your microphone to a remote computer's speaker (226 votes, 20 comments)
  • dd if=/dev/dsp | ssh -c arcfour -C username@host dd of=/dev/dsp
    output your microphone to a remote computer's speaker (226 votes, 20 comments)
  • dig +short txt <keyword>.wp.dg.cx
    Query Wikipedia via console over DNS (210 votes, 80 comments)