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jq Cookbook: 25 Copy-Paste JSON Recipes

Practical jq one-liners for extracting fields, filtering arrays, reshaping JSON and parsing logs — with explanations.

ffmpeg One-Liners: Compress, Trim, Convert

Working ffmpeg commands for shrinking video, trimming clips, making GIFs, extracting audio and fixing formats — explained line by line.

Git Recovery Field Manual: Undo Anything Safely

Undo commits, restore deleted branches, unstage files and recover lost work with reflog — the safe sequence for every Git disaster.

rsync Backup Patterns That Just Work

Reliable rsync incantations for full backups, incremental mirrors, resumable transfers and bandwidth-limited syncs over SSH.

systemd Service Debugging Cheat Sheet

Diagnose failed units, read journald logs, reload configs and build robust services — the systemctl and journalctl commands that matter.

Docker Cleanup & Inspection One-Liners

Reclaim gigabytes of disk, inspect containers, follow logs and exec into shells — safe Docker housekeeping commands with warnings where they bite.

curl for API Testing: Real-World Patterns

Test REST APIs from the terminal: headers, auth, JSON bodies, cookies, timing and redirects — curl flags explained through real requests.

SSH Tunnels & Config Recipes

Port forwarding, jump hosts, persistent tunnels and ~/.ssh/config patterns that eliminate repetitive SSH commands.

find + xargs Power Patterns for File Hunting

Locate files by name, size, age or content, batch-edit them safely, and avoid the classic xargs whitespace traps.

tar & Compression Archive Recipes

Create, split, verify and extract archives correctly — gzip/xz/zstd tradeoffs, excluding directories, and remote backups over SSH.

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