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Update file with patch
diff originalfile updatedfile > my.patch

Rename files in batch

Send an email from the terminal when job finishes
Sends an email from the terminal.

hanukkah colored bash prompt
blue and yellow colored bash prompt for a Hanukkah celebration on your box

list block devices
Shows all block devices in a tree with descruptions of what they are.

convert png into jpg using imagemagick

Show a Command's Short Description
The whatis command displays a short description for the command you list on the command line. It is useful to quickly learn what a command does

copy ACL of one file to another using getfacl and setfacl
If you copy windows file in e.g. cygwin the ACL might miss on the copied file. With this command you can copy the ACL of an existing file to another. WARNING: Existing ACL will get lost.

Anti Syn Ddos
Ddos syn attack

list files recursively by size


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