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Fetch the current human population of Earth
They are using json now

Use result of the last command
\$ which python /usr/bin/python \$ ll `!!` lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-11-08 22:01 /usr/bin/python -> python2.6

Echo the latest commands from commandlinefu on the console
A Quick variation to the latest commands list with the new-lines skipped. This is faster to read.

Switch to the previous branch used in git(1)
Very useful if you keep switching between the same two branches all the time.

Edit 2 or more files in vim using vim -d
Is this not the same

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

copy last command to clipboard
Copy the last command to clipboard (os x)

copy from host1 to host2, through your host
This is a 'nocd' alternative :)

Print all the lines between 10 and 20 of a file
Similarly, if you want to print from 10 to the end of line you can use: sed -n '10,$p' filename This is especially useful if you are dealing with a large file. Sometimes you just want to extract a sample without opening the entire file. Credit goes to wbx & robert at the comments section of http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/348/get-line1000-from-text.#comment

run command on a group of nodes


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