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get all Google ipv4/6 subnets for a iptables firewall for example (updated version)
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Show numerical values for each of the 256 colors in bash
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Speed up upgrades for a debian/ubuntu based system.
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Apache CLF access log format to CSV converter
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Discover full java className for import;
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To find which host made maximum number of specific tcp connections
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scp file from hostb to hostc while logged into hosta
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Set laptop display brightness
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Using a single sudo to run multiple && arguments
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