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add the result of a command into vi
':r!ls -l' results in listing the files in the current directory and paste it into vi

Binary clock
Like 7171, but fixed typo, uses fewer variables, and even more cryptic!

Remove a file whose name begins with a dash ( - ) character
Using the redundant ./ directory information prevents the dash from occurring at the beginning of the filename, and being interpreted as an option of the rm command. Also works using: $ rm -- -filename

HTML5 ogg player
find OGG audio files on your *nix box and listen to them using your web browser

Broadcast your shell thru UDP on port 5000
Better solution in case of many clients, imo.

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

Print compile time in seconds package by package (Gentoo Distros)

Slightly better compressed archives
Avoids creating useless directory entries in archive, and sorts files by (roughly) extension, which is likely to group similar files together for better compression. 1%-5% improvement.

Save a file you edited in vim without the needed permissions
probably just like 1204, but uses tee as a filter (+ I actually understand how this one works)

Connect to FreeWifi hotspot (France) and keep the connection active
(In French) Connection aux hotspots FreeWifi, et maintien de la connection active


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