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Commands tagged alias

Terminal - Commands tagged alias - 48 results

alias path="/usr/bin/perl -e 'use Cwd; foreach my \$file (@ARGV) {print Cwd::abs_path(\$file) .\"\n\" if(-e \$file);}'"

2012-01-18 01:40:05

User: espider1

Functions: alias

Tags: Os X perl alias Linux UNIX

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Creates a 'path' command that always prints the full path to any file

The command creates an alias called 'path', so it's useful to add it to your .profile or .bash_profile. The path command then prints the full path of any file, directory, or list of files given. Soft links will be resolved to their true location. This is especially useful if you use scp often to copy files across systems. Now rather then using pwd to get a directory, and then doing a separate cut and paste to get a file's name, you can just type 'path file' and get the full path in one operation.

sed "s/\x00/ /g" /proc/!([^0-9]*|$$)/cmdline

2012-01-15 13:12:10

User: AskApache

Functions: sed

Tags: bash sed alias function proc eval askapache sh extglob cmdline

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Show Cmdlines for All Processes Cheaply

Showing off the fastest way I know how to grab the cmdlines of the currently running processes. And also how to use brace/path/variable expansion.

This will work even better:

bash -O extglob -Bc 'sed "s/\x00/ /g" /proc/!([^0-9]*|$$)/cmdline'

Or a simple alias:

alias cmdlines="sudo sed '/.\{1,\}/!d; s/\x00/ /g' /proc/[0-9]*/cmdline 2>/dev/null"

Or bash

bash -O extglob -Bc 'sed "s/\x00/ /g" /proc/!([^0-9]*|$$)/cmdline'

Here is a more advanced version that doesnt show processes spawnd by this command:

sudo bash -O extglob -Bc 'eval sed "/.../!d\;s/\\\x00/\ /g" /proc/!($PPID|$$|[^0-9]*)/cmdline'

Or even more:

sudo bash -O extglob -Bc 'eval sed "/.../!d\;s/\\\x00/\ /g" /proc/!($(($$+1))|$PPID|$$|[^0-9]*)/cmdline'

See also: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/6871/view-all-processess-cmdlines-and-environments (older version of this/extended).

From my .bash_profile at http://www.askapache.com/

alias ..='cd ..'

2011-10-28 10:12:57

User: unixmonkey21861

Functions: alias

Tags: alias

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move you up one directory quickly

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alias install='sudo apt-get install'

2011-10-27 19:53:01

User: haivu

Functions: alias

Tags: Ubuntu alias

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Shorthand to install package in Ubuntu

I put this line in my ~/.bashrc file (which I source via ~/.bash_profile). Now, when I need to install a package, I typed *install* instead of the longer version.

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alias busy='rnd_file=$(find /usr/include -type f -size +5k | sort -R | head -n 1) && vim +$((RANDOM%$(wc -l $rnd_file | cut -f1 -d" "))) $rnd_file'

2011-10-16 00:05:59

User: frntn

Functions: alias cut find head sort vim wc

Tags: bash vim sort find alias cut wc zsh $RANDOM

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Makes you look busy

Enhancement for the 'busy' command originally posted by busybee : less chars, no escape issue, and most important it exclude small files ( opening a 5 lines file isn't that persuasive I think ;) )

This makes an alias for a command named 'busy'. The 'busy' command opens a random file in /usr/include to a random line with vim.

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\foo

2011-09-23 11:00:35

User: axii

Tags: alias

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bypass any aliases and functions for the command

A simple directive which disables all aliases and functions for the command immediately following it. Shortcut for the bash built-in 'command' - "command linefoo".

Think, {sic}...

alias cdd="history -a && grep '^ *[0-9]* *cd ' ~/.bash_history| tail -10 >>~/.bash_history && history -r ~/.bash_history"

2011-07-13 09:44:16

User: knoppix5

Functions: alias

Tags: history bash alias function

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Easy way to scroll up und down to change to one of n last visited directories.

This alias is meant to append n (here is n=10) most recently used cd commands to the bottom of history file. This way you can easily change to one of previous visited directories simply by hitting 1-10 times arrow up key.

Hint: You can make more aliases implying the same rule for any set of frequently used long and complex commands like: mkisof, rdesktop, gpg...

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map() { if [ "$1" != "" ]; then alias $1="cd `pwd`"; fi }

2011-07-11 15:46:19

User: javidjamae

Functions: alias

Tags: alias cd function pwd

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Quickly create an alias for changing into the current directory

Put the function in your .bashrc and use "map [alias]" to create the alias you want. Just be careful to not override an existing alias.

echo "alias topu='top -u USERNAME'" >> ~/.bash_aliases && source .bashrc

2011-07-07 08:24:06

User: TheLugal

Functions: echo

Tags: top alias bashrc

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Create an alias, store it in ~/.bash_aliases and source your new alias into the ~/.bashrc

This is useful if you use a shell with a lot of other users. You will be able to run "topu" to see your running processes instead of the complete 'top -u username'.

Read more on alias: http://man.cx/alias

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alias va='vi ~/.aliases; source ~/.aliases && echo "aliases sourced"'

2011-03-10 06:41:37

User: greggster

Functions: alias echo

Tags: alias source aliases

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va - alias for editing aliases

When setting up a new aliases file, or having creating a new file.. About every time after editing an aliases file, I source it. This alias makes editing alias a bit easier and they are useful right away. Note if the source failed, it will not echo "aliases sourced".

Sub in vi for your favorite editor, or alter for ksh, sh, etc.

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alias big='BIG () { find . -size +${1}M -ls; }; BIG $1'

2011-03-10 06:33:00

User: greggster

Functions: alias find

Tags: bash find alias file large

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Find large files in current directory

This is for bash - make an alias - also a good blueprint for making aliases that take arguments to functions. If for Solaris use "-size +${1}000000c" to replace "-size +${1}M"

alias sagi="yes | sudo apt-get install"

2011-03-06 03:45:47

User: theepicsnail

Functions: alias

Tags: alias apt-get

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easier sudo apt-get install

This alias is quicker to type than 'sudo apt-get install', and it automatically says yes to the prompt that shows up sometimes.

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diff -Naur --strip-trailing-cr

2011-02-10 14:32:42

User: ruslan

Functions: diff

Tags: diff alias patch crlf

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Probably, most frequent use of diff

This form is used in patches, svn, git etc. And I've created an alias for it:

alias diff='diff -Naur --strip-trailing-cr'

The latter option is especially useful, when somebody in team works in Windows; could be also used in commands like

svn diff --diff-cmd 'diff --strip-trailing-cr'...

alias rdp='rdesktop -u <user> -g 1600x1200 -D -r disk:home=/home -r clipboard:PRIMARYCLIPBOARD'

2011-02-04 16:22:49

User: bbbco

Functions: alias

Tags: alias rdesktop RDP mapping

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Quick Full Screen RDP connection

Sets an alias to remote desktop to the specified console, along with options to ensure the RDP session takes up the whole screen, includes a home directory mapping, and clipboard mappings.

alias ping='ping -n'

2011-01-19 23:39:21

User: wincus

Functions: alias

Tags: bash alias ping

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make ping run a little faster

alias irssi="screen -wipe; screen -A -U -x -R -S irssi irssi"

2010-12-15 09:10:53

User: djsmiley2k

Functions: alias

Tags: bash screen alias irssi

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Bash alias for creating screen session containing IRSSI, named irssi, while checking if existing session is created

Bash alias for easy irssi within screen, attempts to attach to existing irssi session, if one exists, otherwise creates one - Including wipe for when system reboots and leaves "dead" session.

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alias -g R=' &; jobs | tail -1 | read A0 A1 A2 cmd; echo "running $cmd"; fg "$cmd"; zenity --info --text "$cmd done"; unset A0 A1 A2 cmd'

2010-12-13 17:44:36

User: pipeliner

Functions: alias echo fg jobs read tail unset

Tags: alias zsh zenity suffix jobs

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zsh suffix to inform you about long command ending

make, find and a lot of other programs can take a lot of time. And can do not. Supppose you write a long, complicated command and wonder if it will be done in 3 seconds or 20 minutes. Just add "R" (without quotes) suffix to it and you can do other things: zsh will inform you when you can see the results.

You can replace zenity with other X Window dialogs program.

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alias tarred='( ( D=`builtin pwd`; F=$(date +$HOME/`sed "s,[/ ],#,g" <<< ${D/${HOME}/}`#-%F.tgz); tar --ignore-failed-read --transform "s,^${D%/*},`date +${D%/*}.%F`,S" -czPf "$F" "$D" &>/dev/null ) & )'

2010-11-18 06:24:34

User: AskApache

Functions: alias date tar

Tags: bash backup sed alias tar gzip pwd askapache logger syslog transform

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Create date-based tgz of current dir, runs in the background, very very cool

This is freaking sweet!!! Here is the full alias, (I didn't want to cause display problems on commandlinefu.com's homepage):

alias tarred='( ( D=`builtin pwd`; F=$(date +$HOME/`sed "s,[/ ],#,g" <<< ${D/${HOME}/}`#-%F.tgz); S=$SECONDS; tar --ignore-failed-read --transform "s,^${D%/*},`date +${D%/*}.%F`,S" -czPf "$"F "$D" && logger -s "Tarred $D to $F in $(($SECONDS-$S)) seconds" ) & )'

Creates a .tgz archive of whatever directory it is run from, in the background, detached from current shell so if you logout it will still complete. Also, you can run this as many times as you want, if the archive .tgz already exists, it just moves it to a numbered backup '--backup=numbered'. The coolest part of this is the transformation performed by tar and sed so that the archive file names are automatically created, and when you extract the archive file it is completely safe thanks to the transform command.

If you archive lets say /home/tombdigger/new-stuff-to-backup/ it will create the archive /home/#home#tombdigger#new-stuff-to-backup#-2010-11-18.tgz Then when you extract it, like tar -xvzf #home#tombdigger#new-stuff-to-backup#-2010-11-18.tgz instead of overwriting an existing /home/tombdigger/new-stuff-to-backup/ directory, it will extract to /home/tombdigger/new-stuff-to-backup.2010-11-18/

Basically, the tar archive filename is the PWD with all '/' replaced with '#', and the date is appended to the name so that multiple archives are easily managed. This example saves all archives to your $HOME/archive-name.tgz, but I have a $BKDIR variable with my backup location for each shell user, so I just replaced HOME with BKDIR in the alias.

So when I ran this in /opt/askapache/SOURCE/lockfile-progs-0.1.11/ the archive was created at /askapache-bk/#opt#askapache#SOURCE#lockfile-progs-0.1.11#-2010-11-18.tgz

Upon completion, uses the universal logger tool to output its completion to syslog and stderr (printed to your terminal), just remove that part if you don't want it, or just remove the '-s ' option from logger to keep the logs only in syslog and not on your terminal.

Here's how my syslog server recorded this..

2010-11-18T00:44:13-05:00 gravedigger.askapache.com (127.0.0.5) [user] [notice] (logger:) Tarred /opt/askapache/SOURCE/lockfile-progs-0.1.11 to /askapache-bk/tarred/#opt#SOURCE#lockfile-progs-0.1.11#-2010-11-18.tgz in 4 seconds

Caveats

Really this is very robust and foolproof, the only issues I ever have with it (I've been using this for years on my web servers) is if you run it in a directory and then a file changes in that directory, you get a warning message and your archive might have a problem for the changed file. This happens when running this in a logs directory, a temp dir, etc.. That's the only issue I've ever had, really nothing more than a heads up.

Advanced:

This is a simple alias, and very useful as it works on basically every linux box with semi-current tar and GNU coreutils, bash, and sed.. But if you want to customize it or pass parameters (like a dir to backup instead of pwd), check out this function I use.. this is what I created the alias from BTW, replacing my aa_status function with logger, and adding $SECONDS runtime instead of using tar's --totals

function tarred ()

{

local GZIP='--fast' PWD=${1:-`pwd`} F=$(date +${BKDIR}/%m-%d-%g-%H%M-`sed -u 's/[\/\ ]/#/g'

[[ ! -r "$PWD" ]] && echo "Bad permissions for $PWD" 1>&2 && return 2;

( ( tar --totals --ignore-failed-read --transform "s@^${PWD%/*}@`date +${PWD%/*}.%m-%d-%g`@S" -czPf $F $PWD && aa_status "Completed Tarp of $PWD to $F" ) & )

}

#From my .bash_profile http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

alias whichall='{ command alias; command declare -f; } | command which --read-functions --read-alias -a'

2010-11-18 03:32:04

User: AskApache

Functions: alias command which

Tags: bash which alias askapache declare type command GNU which GNU

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5 Which Aliases

5 helpful aliases for using the which utility, specifically for the GNU which (2.16 tested) that is included in coreutils.

Which is run first for a command. Same as type builtin minus verbosity

alias which='{ command alias; command declare -f; } | command which --read-functions --read-alias'

Which (a)lias

alias whicha='command alias | command which --read-alias'

Which (f)unction

alias whichf='command declare -f | command which --read-functions'

Which e(x)ecutable file in PATH

alias whichx='command which'

Which (all) alias, function, builtin, and files in PATH

alias whichall='{ command alias; command declare -f; } | command which --read-functions --read-alias -a'

# From my .bash_profile http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

alias testh='help test|sed -e :a -e "$!N;s/$-n STRING$\n/\1, /;s/\n$ \{23\}\| \{4\}\([a-z]$\)/ \2/;ta;P;D"|sed "s/ \{1,\}/ /g;/^ $/d;/:$/s/^/\n/"|sed -n "/File operators:/,\$p"'

This is sample output - yours may be different.

 File operators:
 -a FILE True if file exists.
 -b FILE True if file is block special.
 -c FILE True if file is character special.
 -d FILE True if file is a directory.
 -e FILE True if file exists.
 -f FILE True if file exists and is a regular file.
 -g FILE True if file is set-group-id.
 -h FILE True if file is a symbolic link.
 -L FILE True if file is a symbolic link.
 -k FILE True if file has its `sticky' bit set.
 -p FILE True if file is a named pipe.
 -r FILE True if file is readable by you.
 -s FILE True if file exists and is not empty.
 -S FILE True if file is a socket.
 -t FD True if FD is opened on a terminal.
 -u FILE True if the file is set-user-id.
 -w FILE True if the file is writable by you.
 -x FILE True if the file is executable by you.
 -O FILE True if the file is effectively owned by you.
 -G FILE True if the file is effectively owned by your group.
 -N FILE True if the file has been modified since it was last read.
 FILE1 -nt FILE2 True if file1 is newer than file2 (according to modification date).
 FILE1 -ot FILE2 True if file1 is older than file2.
 FILE1 -ef FILE2 True if file1 is a hard link to file2.

 String operators:
 -z STRING True if string is empty.
 -n STRING, STRING True if string is not empty.
 STRING1 = STRING2 True if the strings are equal.
 STRING1 != STRING2 True if the strings are not equal.
 STRING1 < STRING2 True if STRING1 sorts before STRING2 lexicographically.
 STRING1 > STRING2 True if STRING1 sorts after STRING2 lexicographically.

 Other operators:
 -o OPTION True if the shell option OPTION is enabled.
 ! EXPR True if expr is false.
 EXPR1 -a EXPR2 True if both expr1 AND expr2 are true.
 EXPR1 -o EXPR2 True if either expr1 OR expr2 is true.
 arg1 OP arg2 Arithmetic tests. OP is one of -eq, -ne, -lt, -le, -gt, or -ge.
 Arithmetic binary operators return true if ARG1 is equal, not-equal, less-than, less-than-or-equal, greater-than, or greater-than-or-equal than ARG2.

2010-11-18 01:58:47

User: AskApache

Functions: alias sed

Tags: bash sed alias help test builtin askapache

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Test quick help alias

Just a nice alias so if you need help with test you can just do

testh

From my .bash_profile http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

alias sete='set|sed -n "/^`declare -F|sed -n "s/^declare -f $.*$/\1 ()/p;q"`/q;p"'

2010-11-17 23:58:01

User: AskApache

Functions: alias sed

Tags: bash sed alias export askapache declare set command env environment printenv

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Display environment vars only, using set

Normally the bash builtin command 'set' displays all vars and functions. This just shows the vars. Useful if you want to see different output then env or declare or export.

Alias 'sete' shows sets variables

alias sete='set|sed -n "/^`declare -F|sed -n "s/^declare -f $.*$/\1 ()/p;q"`/q;p"'

Alias setf shows the functions.

alias setf='set|sed -n "/^`declare -F|sed -n "s/^declare -f $.*$/\1 ()/p;q"`/,\$p"'

Also see: http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/6899/print-all-environment-variables-including-hidden-ones

At the very least, some cool sed commands!

From my .bash_profile http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

alias sshv='ssh -vvv -o LogLevel=DEBUG3'

This is sample output - yours may be different.

OpenSSH_5.6p1, OpenSSL 1.0.0a 1 Jun 2010
debug1: Reading configuration data /home/askapache/.ssh/config
debug1: Applying options for askapacheweb
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug3: cipher ok: blowfish-cbc [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: cipher ok: aes128-cbc [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: cipher ok: 3des-cbc [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: cipher ok: cast128-cbc [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: cipher ok: aes128-ctr [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: cipher ok: arcfour128 [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: ciphers ok: [blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes128-ctr,arcfour128]
debug3: key names ok: [ssh-rsa]
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to www.askapache.com [208.86.158.195] port 25627.
debug1: Connection established.
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /home/askapache/.ssh/key.rsa5.
debug1: identity file /home/askapache/.ssh/key.rsa5 type -1
debug1: identity file /home/askapache/.ssh/key.rsa5-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.3
debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.3 pat OpenSSH_4*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.6
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-rsa,ssh-dss
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: first_kex_follows 0 
debug2: kex_parse_kexinit: reserved 0 
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug2: mac_setup: found hmac-md5
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(4096<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug2: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 147/256
debug2: bits set: 488/4096
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug3: put_host_port: [208.86.158.195]:25627
debug3: put_host_port: [www.askapache.com]:25627
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: host [www.askapache.com]:25627 filename /home/askapache/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: host [www.askapache.com]:25627 filename /home/askapache/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: match line 7
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: host [208.86.158.195]:25627 filename /home/askapache/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: host [208.86.158.195]:25627 filename /home/askapache/.ssh/known_hosts
debug3: check_host_in_hostfile: match line 8
debug1: Host '[www.askapache.com]:25627' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/askapache/.ssh/known_hosts:7
debug2: bits set: 484/4096
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug2: kex_derive_keys
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug2: set_newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug2: key: /home/askapache/.ssh/key.rsa5 ((nil))
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug3: preferred publickey,keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_lookup publickey
debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password
debug3: authmethod_is_enabled publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/askapache/.ssh/key.rsa5
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug3: sign_and_send_pubkey: RSA 44:bf:40:5e:gg:33:f4:77
debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
Authenticated to www.askapache.com ([208.86.158.195]:25627).
debug2: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug3: fd 6 is O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0
debug2: channel 0: send open
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug2: callback start
debug2: client_session2_setup: id 0
debug2: channel 0: request pty-req confirm 1
debug2: channel 0: request shell confirm 1
debug2: fd 3 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug2: callback done
debug2: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
debug2: channel_input_status_confirm: type 99 id 0
debug2: PTY allocation request accepted on channel 0
debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 2097152
debug2: channel_input_status_confirm: type 99 id 0
debug2: shell request accepted on channel 0

$ exit

debug2: channel 0: rcvd eof
debug2: channel 0: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 0: obuf empty
debug2: channel 0: close_write
debug2: channel 0: output drain -> closed
debug2: channel 0: rcvd close
debug2: channel 0: close_read
debug2: channel 0: input open -> closed
debug3: channel 0: will not send data after close
debug2: channel 0: almost dead
debug2: channel 0: gc: notify user
debug2: channel 0: gc: user detached
debug2: channel 0: send close
debug2: channel 0: is dead
debug2: channel 0: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1
debug3: channel 0: status: The following connections are open:
  #0 client-session (t4 r0 i3/0 o3/0 fd -1/-1 cc -1)
debug3: channel 0: close_fds r -1 w -1 e 6
Connection to www.askapache.com closed.
Transferred: sent 2528, received 7200 bytes, in 7.6 seconds
Bytes per second: sent 334.7, received 953.2
debug1: Exit status 0

2010-10-30 11:23:52

User: AskApache

Functions: alias

Tags: ssh bash alias log Encryption debug tty askapache SSH_TTY logging loglevel

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Debug SSH at the Maximum Verbosity Level

When debugging an ssh connection either to optimize your settings ie compression, ciphers, or more commonly for debugging an issue connecting, this alias comes in real handy as it's not easy to remember the '-o LogLevel=DEBUG3' argument, which adds a boost of debugging info not available with -vvv alone.

Especially useful are the FD info, and the setup negotiation to create a cleaner, faster connection.

for _a in {A..Z} {a..z};do _z=\${!${_a}*};for _i in `eval echo "${_z}"`;do echo -e "$_i: ${!_i}";done;done|cat -Tsv

2010-10-27 07:16:54

User: AskApache

Functions: cat echo

Tags: cat bash sort sed echo alias function print for builtin askapache do variable for loop env environment printenv done

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Print all environment variables, including hidden ones

This uses some tricks I found while reading the bash man page to enumerate and display all the current environment variables, including those not listed by the 'env' command which according to the bash docs are more for internal use by BASH. The main trick is the way bash will list all environment variable names when performing expansion on ${!A*}. Then the eval builtin makes it work in a loop.

I created a function for this and use it instead of env. (by aliasing env).

This is the function that given any parameters lists the variables that start with it. So 'aae B' would list all env variables starting wit B. And 'aae {A..Z} {a..z}' would list all variables starting with any letter of the alphabet. And 'aae TERM' would list all variables starting with TERM.

aae(){ local __a __i __z;for __a in "$@";do __z=\${!${__a}*};for __i in `eval echo "${__z}"`;do echo -e "$__i: ${!__i}";done;done; }

And my printenv replacement is:

alias env='aae {A..Z} {a..z} "_"|sort|cat -v 2>&1 | sed "s/\\^\\[/\\\\033/g"'

From: http://www.askapache.com/linux-unix/bash_profile-functions-advanced-shell.html

alias alert='notify-send -i /usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/apps/gnome-terminal.png "[$?] $(history|tail -n1|sed -e '\''s/^\s*[0-9]\+\s*//;s/;\s*alert$//'\'')"'

2010-09-12 02:54:40

User: pkiller

Functions: alias

Tags: alias notify-send NotifyOSD

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Get notified when a job you run in a terminal is done, using NotifyOSD

This is an alias you can add to your .bashrc file to get notified when a job you run in a terminal is done.

example of use

sleep 20; alert

Source:http://www.webupd8.org/2010/07/get-notified-when-job-you-run-in.html

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alias ltmux="if tmux has; then tmux attach; else tmux new; fi"

2010-07-19 01:27:47

User: tensorpudding

Functions: alias

Tags: bash alias sh tmux

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Alias for lazy tmux create/reattach

If a tmux session is already running attach it, otherwise create a new one. Useful if you often forget about running tmuxes (or just don't care)

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