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Configuring proxy client on terminal

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

Create package dependency graph
Create Debian package dependency graph using GraphViz

find an unused unprivileged TCP port
perl-less way

remove recursively all txt files with number of lines less than 10

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Use mtr to create a text file report
The report mode of mtr produces a text formated result of the mtr run using the number of ping cycles stated by the command. This text file could then be attached to an email with ease. I use this also without the ">" portion when writing email from within mutt using VI from the command mode with ":r !mtr --report --report-cycles 10 www.google.com" to actually input the same output in the body of an email.

SHA256 signature sum check of file
get the SHA256 sum signatur for a file

from the console, start a second X server
This starts a very basic X session, with just a simple xterm. You can use this xterm to launch your preferred distant session. $ ssh -X john@otherbox gnome-session Try also startkde or fluxbox or xfce4-session. To switch between your two X servers, use CTRL+ALT+F7 and CTRL+ALT+F8.

Hypnosis
for OS X

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