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Setting up colors for solarized color scheme
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gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/palette" --type string "#070736364242:#D3D301010202:#858599990000:#B5B589890000:#26268B8BD2D2:#D3D336368282:#2A2AA1A19898

pranavkn · 2012-03-20 19:59:12 3
Print failed units in systemd
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systemctl --failed | head -n -6 | tail -n -1

corpix · 2012-07-11 22:31:46 3
Find highest context switches

This command will find the highest context switches on a server and give you the process listing. Show Sample Output
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```
Context Switches: 1097211 - Process : [migration/12]
Context Switches: 1500058 - Process : [migration/10]
Context Switches: 1558813 - Process : [migration/13]
Context Switches: 2207748 - Process : [migration/11]
Context Switches: 2516720 - Process : /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --plugin-dir=/usr/lib64/mysql/plugin --user=mysql --log-error=/var/lib/mysql/server.err --open-files-limit=12288 --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/server.pid
```
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grep -H voluntary_ctxt /proc/*/status |gawk '{ split($1,proc,"/"); if ( $2 > 10000000 ) { printf $2 " - Process : "; system("ps h -o cmd -p "proc[3]) } }' | sort -nk1,1 | sed 's/^/Context Switches: /g'

jperkster · 2012-09-01 19:43:47 54
create ec2 chef client

creates an ec2 instance, bootstraps with chef
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knife ec2 server create -r role[base],role[webserver] -E development -I ami-2a31bf1a -i ~/.ssh/aws-west.pem -x ec2-user --region us-west-2 -Z us-west-2b -G lamp --flavor t1.micro -N chef-client1 --no-host-key-verify

rwilson04 · 2012-11-06 00:08:18 4
Function to remove a directory from your PATH
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pathrm() { PATH=`echo $PATH | sed -re 's#(:|^)cde($|:)#:#g;s#^:##g;s#:$##g'`; }

sebbu · 2013-04-29 14:58:17 6
kworker issue. Phase 2. Clobbering the interrupt that is problematic

change gpeXX by the culprit you discovered on phase 1 In case of this example, the culprit is the biggest number, ie, gpe1C /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/ff_gbl_lock: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe01: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe06: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe17: 2 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe18: 0 enabled /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpe1C: 19 enabled This procedure,if solved this universal issue all linix distros are experimenting for more than 2 years, may be included at startup, via cron. But try first commandline.
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echo "disable" > /sys/firmware/acpi/interrupts/gpeXX

m33600 · 2013-07-16 03:53:20 7
List all bash shortcuts

Shows all available keyboard bindings in bash. Pretty printing. Show Sample Output
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```
abort                                     "\C-g", "\C-x\C-g", "\e\C-g".
accept-line                               "\C-j", "\C-m".
backward-char                             "\C-b", "\eOD", "\e[D".
backward-delete-char                      "\C-h", "\C-?".
...
```
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bind -P | grep -v "is not" | sed -e 's/can be found on/:/' | column -s: -t

leni536 · 2013-12-19 12:30:19 8
Change domain user password
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net user user_name new_password /domain

shawn_abdushakur · 2014-03-17 14:22:52 8
Gracefully close all windows of an application

This command will loop until the process no longer exists, calling closemainwindow() this is as if the user clicked the close window x in the upper right hand corner and gives the user an opportunity to save work in many applications like notepad and other things. The $'s are escaped for Cygwin, if you want to run the same command from the RUN box or cmd.exe shell then just unescape the $'s: powershell -Command "while ($true){Try{$process=Get-Process calc -ErrorAction Stop}Catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ProcessCommandException]{break;}if ($process) {$whateva=$process.CloseMainWindow()}else {break;}Start-Sleep -m 500}" Show Sample Output
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```
powershell -Command "while (\$true){Try{\$process=Get-Process calc -ErrorAction Stop}Catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ProcessCommandException]{break;}if (\$process) {\$whateva=\$process.CloseMainWindow()}else {break;}Start-Sleep -m 500}"
[1]+  Done                    calc
```
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powershell -Command "while (\$true){Try{\$process=Get-Process firefox -ErrorAction Stop}Catch [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ProcessCommandException]{break;}if (\$process) {\$whateva=\$process.CloseMainWindow()}else {break;}Start-Sleep -m 500}"

adanisch · 2014-07-04 11:06:22 14
Change caps lock to backspace (Works on Ubuntu 14.04)

The internet is full of advice about how to change the caps lock key into a backspace key (a useful practice that originated with Colemak), but a lot of instructions are complicated or outdated. After *lots* of searching for something that still worked on Ubuntu 14.04, I finally found that this simple command is sufficient and takes effect immediately. (Found at: http://www.howtogeek.com/194705/how-to-disable-or-reassign-the-caps-lock-key-on-any-operating-system/ )
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setxkbmap -option caps:backspace

lgarron · 2014-10-27 22:53:39 8
change the volume with the pront

to run write: Sound-volume 30% or Sound-volume 1% Sound-volume 100% Show Sample Output
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```
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 45876 [70%] [on]
  Front Right: Playback 45876 [70%] [on]
```
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alias Sound-volume='amixer -D pulse sset Master '

asdzxc · 2015-02-08 11:36:44 8
Copy uncommitted changes to remote git repository

Copy changed files from the remote git repository, _including binary ones_, staged and unstaged alike. Note that this command doesn't handle deleted files properly. The reverse of the excellent command by Ivan.
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git diff --name-only HEAD | cpio -o -Hnewc --quiet | ssh HOST '(cd REPO_DIR && cpio -iduv --quiet -Hnewc)'

vinayakgadkari · 2018-10-28 18:04:00 514
rcsdiff: Output the differences side-by-side

Use -W to adjust the width of the output, and --suppress-common-lines to show only the lines that have been changed.
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rcsdiff -y myfile

dbh · 2010-06-14 15:49:42 4
Updates file in all the zips

- all zips are in current folder - FILENAME is file name that should be subsitute in all zips (new version of this file is in current folder)
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ls *.zip|awk '{$a="zip -fo "$1" FILENAME"; system($a);}'

youkey · 2011-07-27 10:22:21 22
Create tarball of files modified in git
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tar czf git_mods_circa_dec23.tgz --files-from <(git ls-files -m)

jemptymethod · 2011-12-23 15:31:21 4
SSH to remote machine and cd to a specific directory

Changes machine and cd to specific directory Add to .*shrc Usage : sshto
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alias sshto 'ssh -X -t \!:1 "cd \!:2 ; tcsh"'

pranavkn · 2012-03-20 20:07:37 10
Generate debian package without signing and only binaries
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dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot -us -uc

DavidAlfonso · 2012-05-04 09:48:46 3
Extract any archive

Part of the "atool" package
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aunpack foo.tar.bz2

tebeka · 2012-07-11 22:53:18 3
add untracked/changed items to a git repository before doing a commit and/or sending upstream

I came up with this because I don't have a problem remembering the big major changes I made deep inside my tree for a specific feature or bugfix but always manage to forget the trivial stuff I tweaked or touched along the way that needs to get pushed as well. Show Sample Output
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```
bash-3.2$ git status|awk '/modified:/ { printf("git add %s\n",$3) }; NF ==2 { printf("git add %s\n",$2) }'
git add Android/
git add Docs/
bash-3.2$bash-3.2$ git status
# On branch dev
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#       new file:   Android/.classpath
#       new file:   Android/.project
#       new file:   Android/AndroidManifest.xml
```
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git status|awk '/modified:/ { printf("git add %s\n",$3) }; NF ==2 { printf("git add %s\n",$2) }'|sh

jetdillo · 2012-09-03 00:09:04 5
add role to chef node

add role to chef node
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knife node run_list add first-client "role[base]"

rwilson04 · 2012-11-06 00:09:53 5
Tweet your status from the command line

Get twurl: sudo gem install twurl Create a twitter app with write permissions: http://twitter.com/oauth_clients Setup twurl to do oAuth twurl authorize --consumer-key some_key_without_quotes --consumer-secret some_secret_without_quotes # goto the url you see and paste the PIN in the command line Then you can tweet the above command Using twurl to do oAuth
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twurl /1/statuses/update.json -d status="$1"

joeheyming · 2013-01-09 18:59:12 5
Fetch all GPG keys that are currently missing in your keyring

The original command doesn't work for me - does something weird with sed (-r) and xargs (-i) with underscores all over... This one works in OSX Lion. I haven't tested it anywhere else, but if you have bash, gpg and perl, it should work. Show Sample Output
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```
gpg: requesting key E8D80906 from hkp server keys.gnupg.net
gpg: key E8D80906: public key "Ayush Sharma <ayush.cena@gmail.com>" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1
gpg: requesting key EFFF0243 from hkp server keys.gnupg.net
gpg: key EFFF0243: public key "GSWoT:US10 (www.gswot.org)" imported
gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
```
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for i in `gpg --list-sigs | perl -ne 'if(/User ID not found/){s/^.+([a-fA-F0-9]{8}).*/\1/; print}' | sort | uniq`; do gpg --keyserver-options no-auto-key-retrieve --recv-keys $i; done

hank · 2013-03-10 09:15:15 5
Open (in vim) all modified files in a git repository

Opens all files in the index (modified plus not added yet) in tabs in vim.
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vim -p `git --porcelain | awk {print $2}`

cnelsonsic · 2013-04-29 21:52:23 6
pngcrush all .png files in the directory structure

Find's all png's in the current folder and all of its children pngcrushes all results. Destructive.
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find -f . png | while read line; do pngcrush -ow -brute $line; done

mildfuzz · 2013-09-25 13:40:14 6
decode uri

quick script for url form-decoding Show Sample Output
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```
# bootstrap with apt-get install chicken-bin && chicken-install -s uri-common

http%3A%2F%2Fopml.radiotime.com%2FTune.ashx%3Fid%3Ds6896%26filter%3Ds%3Apopular
http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s6896&filter=s:popular
```
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csi -R uri-common -p '(uri-decode-string (read-line))'

kristianlm · 2014-07-04 11:22:02 15
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remove all spaces from all files in current folder

Start a HTTP server which serves Python docs

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Look up the definition of a word

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Advanced python tracing

Trace python statement execution and syscalls invoked during that simultaneously

Recursively grep thorugh directory for string in file.

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get you public ip address

One command line web server on port 80 using nc (netcat)

Very simple web server listening on port 80 will serve index.html file or whatever file you like pointing your browser at http://your-IP-address/index.html for example. If your web server is down for maintenance and you'd like to inform your visitors about it, quickly and easily, you just have to put into the index.html file the right HTML code and you are done! Of course you need to be root to run the command using port 80.

Monitor Linux/MD RAID Rebuild

draw line separator (using knoppix5 idea)

Update Ogg Vorbis file comments

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