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while read ; do python <script> ; done
2012-02-23 22:29:09
User: Zulu
Functions: python read
Tags: read script while debug testing
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Quickly re-launch your script (python for example)

Very useful for test a script. After launch this command, you only have to press ENTER for launch your script again. I work with screen and tape ENTER instead of '!!'+ENTER

If you break your script with CTRL-C, it will wait for press ENTER and will re-launch

You can write like it : while read -p "Press ENTER" ; do python ; done

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cat dvd_output/Layer0/IMAGE.DAT dvd_output/Layer1/IMAGE.DAT > dvd.iso
2010-10-07 18:47:39
User: clintmiller
Functions: cat
Tags: testing dvd burning
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Combine DVD Studio Pro DDP layers back into a DVD disc image for testing

This will you combine the DDP output of DVD Studio Pro back into a standard ISO disk image so that you can double-check the DDP output process.

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printf '\!:1\0\!:1\0\!:2' | mmencode | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/^/AUTH PLAIN /'
2009-08-04 05:04:50
User: vwal
Functions: printf sed tr
Tags: smtp testing development
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Create AUTH PLAIN string to test SMTP AUTH session

I use this as an alias:

alias authplain "printf '\!:1\0\!:1\0\!:2' | mmencode | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/^/AUTH PLAIN /'"

then..

# authplain someuser@somedomain.com secretpassword

AUTH PLAIN c29tZXVzZXJAc29tZWRvbWFpbi5jb20Ac29tZXVzZXJAc29tZWRvbWFpbi5jb20Ac2VjcmV0cGFzc3dvcmQ=

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