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Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

show the date every rpm was installed
the newest rpms are at the top; individual packages can also be queried this way: rpm --last -q package

Git fetch all remote branches

list files recursively by size

Get size of terminal
See the cols and lines and make sure the console it correctly configured for the screen size.

Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22) (all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)

Top 15 processes with the largest number of open files
See the summary.

Count files beneath current directory (including subfolders)

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"

Binary digits Matrix effect
Silly Perl variant.


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