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Makefile argument passing
This would allow reference of $(VAR) (if defined) with the value 'foobar' within the Makefile.

Record audio and video from webcam using ffmpeg
Record from a webcam, audio using ALSA encoded as MP3, video as MPEG-4.

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

cat a file backwards
Or "tail -r" on Solaris.

Combine two mp3's or more into 1 long mp3
This just combines multiple mp3's into one mp3 file. Basically it is a easy join for mp3's

list files recursively by size

List complete size of directories (do not consider hidden directories)
why make it complicated ? : ] -------------------- I just noticed someone else has posted this on this site before me (sorry I am now a duplicate :/) http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/4313

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Prints a file leaving out all blank lines and comment-only lines
Does not print any line that either: - is empty - contains only spaces or tabs - starts with # - starts with spaces/tabs followed by a #

Clear terminal Screen
Probably the quickest / easiest way to clear the screen.

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