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list files recursively by size

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Calculate sum of N numbers (Thanks to flatcap)

Get absolut path to your bash-script
Another way of doing it that's a bit clearer. I'm a fan of readable code.

intercept stdout/stderr of another process
similar to the previous command, but with more friendly output (tested on linux)

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