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find . -name "*.pbt" -exec grep -Hirn "declareObject.*Common_Down" {} \;
2011-09-02 07:51:51
User: Blackbit
Functions: find grep
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Grep for regular expression globally, list files and positions.

Grep for expression globally, list files and positions. "Hirn" is a nice german crib meaning "Brain". :-) Afterwards you can edit the line you want with "vi ./p_common/common_main.pbt +1550"

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sed -e :a -e 's/<[^>]*>//g;/</N;//ba' index.html
2009-08-14 09:55:00
User: Blackbit
Functions: sed
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Regex to remove HTML-Tags from a file

This regular expression removes all HTML-Tags from the file.

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!!
2009-07-16 08:07:35
User: Blackbit
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Repeat last executed command

I don't know why this ain't written as simply as it is. I always see it's just used as parameter, like: vi `!!`

But i use it to repeat a command, as i always work on several shells and check the result of one shell on a second.

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< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c6
2009-02-24 09:43:40
User: Blackbit
Functions: head tr
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Generate Random Passwords

If you want a password length longer than 6, changing the -c6 to read -c8 will give you 8 random characters instead of 6. To end up with a line-feed, use this with echo:

# echo `< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c6`

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