Hidden Features of Linux

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Published on 2009-05-01T21:43:15Z Indexed on 2010/03/11 18:49 UTC
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Following in the spirit of Hidden Features of Powershell and various others on StackOverflow, what Linux commands or combinations of commands do you find essential in your work?

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