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Check every URL redirect (HTTP status codes 301/302) with curl

Identify long lines in a file
This command displays a list of lines that are longer than 72 characters. I use this command to identify those lines in my scripts and cut them short the way I like it.

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Binary Clock
Binary clock with separate H:M:S.

Ease your directory exploration
Usage : tt [OCCURRENCE] tt will display a tree from your actual path tt .svn will display only line containing .svn

Define a quick calculator function
defines a handy function for quick calculations from cli. once defined: $ ? 10*2+3

create tar archive of files in a directory and its sub-directories
creates a compressed tar archive of files in /path/foo and writes to a timestamped filename in /path.

List the binaries installed by a Debian package
GNU grep's perl-compatible regular expression(PCRE).

Convert multiple pdf's to jpg in linux using the convert command

rsync with progress bar.
transfer files from localhost to a remotehost.


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