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^diff^add
2012-10-09 21:51:05
User: binaryten
Tags: git
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add a change in git that you have just checked using git diff

It's useful to run run git st before you commit changes. To see an individual commit it's good practice to type git diff . If you are happy with what you see, to add the file, just type ^diff^add

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tail -f somefile |tee >(grep --line-buffered '1' > one.txt) |tee >(grep --line-buffered '2' > two.txt)
2011-04-03 10:05:28
User: binaryten
Functions: grep tail tee
Tags: tee, grep, buffer, multiple, parallel, pipes
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monitor a tail -f command with multiple processes

when using named pipes only one reader is given the output by default. Also, most commands piped to by grep use a buffer which save output until tail -f finishes, which is not convenient. Here, using a combination of tee, sub-processes and the --line-buffered switch in grep we can workaround the problem.

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sudo lsof|sed 's/ */ /g'|cut -f3 -d' '|sort -u
2010-07-07 08:20:28
User: binaryten
Functions: cut sed sort sudo
Tags: sort sed cut sorting users
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Shows users and 'virtual users' on your a unix-type system

Most systems (at least my macbook) have system users defined, such as _www and using "users" for example will not list them. This command allows you to see who the 'virtual' users are on your system.

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