Commands by Vulpine

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Start a new shell as root

Opens a new shell as root. Useful if you want to run a lot of commands as superuser without needing to sudo each of them. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
Password:
sh-3.2#
```
-8

sudo su

Vulpine · 2009-02-18 14:03:27 15
Remap "New Folder" to Command+N, "New Finder Window" to Cmd+Shift+N in Mac OS X

In Mac OS 9, the "New Folder" keyboard shortcut was Command+N, but in Mac OS X this was changed to "New Finder Window" instead, with "New Folder" taking the more awkward shortcut of Command+Shift+N. This command reverses their mappings.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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defaults write com.apple.finder NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict 'New Finder Window' '@$N' 'New Folder' '@N'; killall Finder

Vulpine · 2009-02-17 23:20:53 11
Make the Mac OS X Dock 2D once more (10.5 and above only)

Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) introduced a new, 3D, reflective Dock. For those of us who prefer the Dock to be a little less distracting, this command is the answer. The Dock will be rendered in the same style as when pinned to the left- or right-hand side of the screen. Replace YES with NO to restore the 3D Dock.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
1

defaults write com.apple.Dock no-glass -boolean YES; killall Dock

Vulpine · 2009-02-17 23:01:58 8
Turns hidden applications transparent in the Mac OS X dock.

In Mac OS X, pressing Command+H will hide an application. While that application's windows vanish, there is no other visual feedback, meaning there is no immediate distinction between an application running with no windows open and a hidden application. This command turns hidden applications' icons transparent, providing a clear and obvious distinction. Change YES to NO to restore the previous functionality.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
1

defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES

Vulpine · 2009-02-15 22:13:35 10

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Rips CDs (Playstation, etc.) and names the files the same as the volume name

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Convert CSV to JSON

Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

ssh X tunneling over multiple ssh hosts (through ssh proxy)

Simply makes it possible to launch any X application residing on sshhost through sshproxy and display it on your screen where ever you are.

Download SSL/TLS pem format cert from https web host

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get all Google ipv4/6 subnets for a iptables firewall for example (updated version)

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xargs for builtin bash commands

Similar to xargs -i, but works with builtin bash commands (rather than running "bash -c ..." through xargs)

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