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Create multiple subfolders in one command.

Non Numeric Check
use to execute a block of code only if $var is numeric

Determine configure options used for MySQL binary builds
Output is from Debian Lenny

List bash functions defined in .bash_profile or .bashrc
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2625783/listing-defined-functions-in-bash#2627461

Nice weather forecast on your shell
Change Seville for your prefered city.

Optimize Xsane PDFs
Xsane produces PDFs that are too large - particularly multipage PDFs. This command compresses them. If you do not use A4, remove the -sPAPERSIZE flag.

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Read just the IP address of a device

find files containing text
I find this format easier to read if your going through lots of files. This way you can open the file in any editor and easily review the file

Swap a file or dir with quick resotre
This lets you replace a file or directory and quickly revert if something goes wrong. For example, the current version of a website's files are in public_html. Put a new version of the site in public_html~ and execute the command. The names are swapped. If anything goes wrong, execute it again (up arrow or !!).


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