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Retry the previous command until it exits successfully

Change prompt to MS-DOS one (joke)
This one eliminates the additional backslash at the end (which is not necessary)

Switch all connected PulseAudio bluetooth devices to A2DP profile
Tries to switch all audio devices to the A2DP profile for optimal sound quality. Useful for bluetooth speakers and headphones that always power up in HSP/HFP mode. Note however that this command is only a shorthand for the GUI, so it cannot fix stubborn BT controllers that leave your device stuck in HSP mode until a manual re-coupling.

grep for minus (-) sign
Use flag "--" to stop switch parsing

Printing multiple years with Unix cal command
src: http://tinyapps.org/weblog/nix/200907090700_linux_cal_print_multiple_years.html

Find the package that installed a command

Find usb device
I often use it to find recently added ou removed device, or using find in /dev, or anything similar. Just run the command, plug the device, and wait to see him and only him

Search some text from all files inside a directory

Find the package that installed a command

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