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Show your current network interface in use

pip install into current directory without virtualenv
For subsequent commands in the prefixed path: $ PYTHONPATH=$PWD/lib/python*/site-packages ./bin/pip --version

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Make vim open in tabs by default (save to .profile)
I always add this to my .profile rc so I can do things like: "vim *.c" and the files are opened in tabs.

Git Tree Command with color and tag/branch name

Perl One Liner to Generate a Random IP Address
A bash version.

convert single digit to double digits
works only in zsh, requires autoload zmv

Get list of servers with a specific port open
Change the -p argument for the port number. See "man nmap" for different ways to specify address ranges.

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"

This will take the last two commands from bash_history and open your editor with the commands on separated lines


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