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Rename files in batch

Sort files in folders alphabetically
Creates one letter folders in the current directory and moves files with corresponding initial in the folder.

Create a new file

Decode a MIME message
will decode a mime message. usefull when you receive some email and file attachment that cant be read.

vim easter egg
inside vim try: :help 42 to get the meaning of life, the universe and everything !

get a list of top 1000 sites from alexa
a little bit smarter & i only want .de domains, so .....

Rename files in batch

Sort file greater than a specified size in human readeable format including their path and typed by color, running from current directory
1. find file greater than 10 MB 2. direct it to xargs 3. xargs pass them as argument to ls

Follow a new friend on twitter
replace username, password, and nameofnewfriend with proper values. Remember to escape things like ! or & in your password

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"


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