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Get the IP address

Get a regular updated list of zombies
to omit "grep -v", put some brackets around a single character

cp the file
Copy the file with the given .extension at the source file's location. Eliminates the typing of long paths again and again.

determine if tcp port is open
for udp nmap -sU -p 80 hostname

Get your outgoing IP address

checking space availabe on all /proc/mounts points (using Nagios check_disk)
More info here: http://nagioswiki.com/wiki/index.php/Checking_/proc/mounts_on_remote_server

Find the package that installed a command

Scan for nearby Bluetooth devices.
Scans local area for visible Bluetooth devices. Use 'hcitool inq' to discover the type of device it is. And use -i hciX option to specify the local Bluetooth device to use.

pretend to be busy in office to enjoy a cup of coffee
just make some data scrolling off the terminal. wow.

Fetch all GPG keys that are currently missing in your keyring
For instance, if people have signed your key, this will fetch the signers' keys.


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