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SVN Command line branch merge
This will merge all of the changes from {rev_num} to head on the branch to the current working directory

list files recursively by size

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

Simulate typing

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"

An alias to select a portion of your desktop and save it as an image.

Generate a random left-hand password
Generates a random 8-character password that can be typed using only the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard. Useful to avoid taking your hand off of the mouse, especially if your username is left-handed. Change the 8 to your length of choice, add or remove characters from the list based on your preferences or kezboard layout, etc.

convert from hexidecimal or octal to decimal
Bash can accept '0x' and '0' notation for hexidecimal and octal numbers, so you just have to output the values.

Find the package that installed a command

Get the header of a website


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