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Two nice Linux tools

lftp: amazing text-mode client for http, ftp, sftp and others. Does job control within the client so you can start a transfer of a file and keep doing things inside that client. Automatically reconnects as needed.

file-rc: replacement for the standard init program on Debian and Ubuntu. Rather than a mess of symlinks you just have one simple /etc/runlevel.conf file which shows in one place what programs should be run in what state.

If you make a little shell script called service containing

/etc/init.d/$*

then zsh will automatically tab-complete service names.

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