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VIM subst any char different from literal " + EOL with searched string + white space
---- this line ends here but must be concatenated with this one "this line ends here" and should NOT be concatenated with this one

Create a new file

Remove comments in XML file
In Redhat, xmlstarlet is called just xml which can be found in xmlstarlet RPM.

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

Rename files in batch

force a rescan on a host of scsi devices (useful for adding partitions to vmware on the fly)

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Find the package that installed a command

Mount FileVault sparsebundle image manually (e.g.: from TimeMachine disk).

Diff files on two remote hosts.


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