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Explanation of system and MySQL error codes
perror should be installed if mysql-server package is installed

Insert the last argument of the previous command
for example if you did a: $ ls -la /bin/ls then $ ls !$ is equivalent to doing a $ ls /bin/ls

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

resolve short urls
since the most url shorteners respond with a header containing the Location: ... this works with most common shorteners

Get your outgoing IP address

convert a pdf to jpeg
Converts a .pdf to .jpg . should work with jpeg | tiff | png | gif | jp2 | pict | bmp | qtif | psd | sgi | tga

Create the signature base string required for a Twitter stream feed
This is the SECOND command in a set for five that are needed for a Twitter stream feed. This command creates variable "b", the so-called "base string" required for oauth in Twitter stream feed requests. (The 256 char limit prevents giving it a better name) We use five environment variables created by a previous step: id, k1, once, ts and k3. The five environment variables are created in a separate command, please see my other commands. For more information on the signature base string, see dev.twitter.com/apps, click on any app (or create a new one) and then go to the "OAuth Tool" tab.

remove the last of all html files in a directory
sed can be used deleting the last line and with -i option, there's no need to for temp files, the change is made on the actual file

rename anime fansubs
renames Anime Episodes to files, that can be parsed by sonarr & co

Instant mirror from your laptop + webcam


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