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xargs can be used to process the files return from find command.

tr - Translate characters.

sort - Sort lines of text files.

file - determine file type.

awk is often used to process text files.

du - list the sizes of a folder and any subfolders

sed - stream editor for filtering and transforming text. The most well-known use case for sed is substituting text.

echo - Print given arguments.

df - report file system disk space usage.

lsb_release v2.0 prints certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and Distribution information.

uname - short for unix name, print system information. Note: use lsb_release for more info about the distribution.

Bash is a commonly used language on most Linux System. The name Bash stands for ‘Bourne Again SHell’. It is developed as a replacement/improvement for Bourne Shell(sh).

type display information about command type on Linux, whether it is a builtin, alias, or file.

hostname - show or set the system’s host name or domain name

killall - Send kill signal to all instances of a process by name (must be exact name)