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Runs previous command replacing foo by bar every time that foo appears
To replace foo by bar, but not execute, do ^foo^bar^:p To replace all foo by bar, but not execute, do ^foo^bar^:&:p

Top 10 Memory Processes
It displays the top 10 processes sorted by memory usage

[vim] Clear a file in three characters (plus enter)
% selects every line in the file. 'd' deletes what's selected. It's a pretty simple combination.

Create a simple playlist sort by Genre using mp3info

Cropping a video file in ffmpeg

Perl Command Line Interpreter
Can also just use the debug mode like this.

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Append last argument to last command
Just like "!$", except it does it instantly. Then you can hit enter if you want.

add static arp entry to default gateway, arp poison protection

Rename files in batch


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