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Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

find process associated with a port
e.g. fuser 25/tcp (see which pid is listening on smtp)

Display all shell functions set in the current shell environment
Uses the shell builtin `declare` with the '-f' flag to output only functions to grep out only the function names. You can use it as an alias or function like so: alias shfunctions="builtin declare -f | command grep --color=never -E '^[a-zA-Z_]+\ \(\)'" shfunctions () { builtin declare -f | command grep --color=never -E '^[a-zA-Z_]+\ \(\)'; }

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

vim insert current filename
insert filename Normal mode: "%p Insert mode: %

how to allow a program to listen through the firewall
To allow a program ("programmaautorizzato" in example) to listen through the firewall

Ripping VCD in Linux
Ripping VCD in Linux

Download SSL/TLS pem format cert from https web host

copy remote ssh session output to local clipboard
ssh from local to remote and pipe output of file to the local clipboard

import gpg key from the web
imports a public key from the web. I know this by head.. but useful nevertheless


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