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Delete all local git branches that have been merged
This checks if the branch has been merged with master and then will delete the ones that have been. Keeps your local git repo nice and clean from all the branches.

diff two svn repos ignoring spaces,tabs and svnfiles

Download and install the OpenStore on the Ubuntu Phone
This will download and install the latest version of the open store on the ubuntu phone, this store includes unconfined applications such as the TweakGeek and the Ubuntu Touch Tweak Tool. You can see the install instructions from here: https://open.uappexplorer.com/docs#install

Move cursor to end of line

mirrors directory to a ftp server
http://lftp.yar.ru/

Launch a VirtualBox virtual machine
You can use this on your session login.

find directory with most inodes/files
Find which directory in one filesystem that contains most inodes or files.

list block devices
Shows all block devices in a tree with descruptions of what they are.

Network traffic on NICs in mbps without sar, iperf, etc...
Need output in mbps (bits) # ./bytes-second.sh eth0 eth0 interface maximum Speed: 1000Mb/s RX:12883212 TX:17402002 B/s | RX:98 TX:132 Mb/s RX:12371647 TX:17830111 B/s | RX:94 TX:136 Mb/s RX:12502750 TX:17860915 B/s | RX:95 TX:136 Mb/s

Multiplication table
The multiplication table for math study


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