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Fake system time before running a command
Fake system time before running any command.

show dd progress
if you need see progress of long dd command, enter subj on other console

Deploy git server repo
After, check if working by executing this command locally : git clone git@192.168.0.18:repositories/gitosis-admin.git Tutorial : http://blog.hemca.com/?p=560

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Lists all directories under the current dir excluding the .svn directory and its contents

Download all videos in your Boxee queue
Gets all videos in your boxee queue with a URL associated with them and attempts to download each using get_flash_videos

cd to (or operate on) a file across parallel directories
This is useful for quickly jumping around branches in a file system, or operating on a parellel file. This is tested in bash. cd to (substitute in PWD, a for b) where PWD is the bash environmental variable for the "working directory"

Get rid from a blank display without reboot
Killall5 will kill your session and redirect to login screen. -Very useful when suffering display problems. -Can use F1-F6 -Need to login in the particular console if not already

using scanner device from command line
you have to replace "mustek_usb" with the scanner found by `scanimage -l`

Scan for nearby Bluetooth devices.
Scans local area for visible Bluetooth devices. Use 'hcitool inq' to discover the type of device it is. And use -i hciX option to specify the local Bluetooth device to use.


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