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Commands by retrodanny

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ls | grep -i mp3 | sort -R | sed -e 's/.*/"&"/' | xargs mpg123
2012-03-10 20:51:36
User: retrodanny
Functions: grep ls sed sort xargs
Tags: music mp3 random shuffle
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Shuffle mp3 files in current folder and play them.

* grep -i leaves only mp3 files (case insentitive)

* sort -R randomizes list (may use GNU 'shuf' instead).

* the sed command will add double quotes around each filename (needed if odd characters are present)

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setxkbmap -option ctrl:nocaps
2011-05-14 04:20:20
User: retrodanny
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Replace the Caps Lock key with Control

Many non-IBM keyboards have the control key where the caps lock is in most keyboards. You'll appreciate this if you are a vi/vim user.

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shutdown -h $((60 * 4))
2011-05-02 07:10:10
User: retrodanny
Functions: shutdown
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shutdown pc in a 4 hours
((60 * 4)) will be turned into 240 by bash before being input to the shutdown command, replace the 4 with whatever number of hours you want, let bash do the math.
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<ctrl+h> and <ctrl+j>
2011-01-15 21:20:09
User: retrodanny
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same as backspace and return

Backspace and Return/Enter equivalents

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uname -m
2011-01-15 21:07:13
User: retrodanny
Functions: uname
Tags: 32 processor
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check if your processor is 32 or 64 bit

i686 = 32 bits

x86_64 = 64 bits

the command "getconf LONG_BIT" will work just as well.

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setxkbmap -option grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll us,es
2011-01-10 06:58:13
User: retrodanny
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use SHIFT + ALT to toggle between two keyboard layouts

change the last two-character abbreviation to any layout abbreviation you want. This command will only run in the current session, add to your ~/.bashrc to make this permanent.

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