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Save iptables firewall info

Stores the currently active iptables rules to a file that will be applied upon reboot
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules

kamiller · 2009-08-19 14:55:05 4
Update iptables firewall with a temp ruleset

If you don't save the rule set it won't be applied during a reboot
This is sample output - yours may be different.
-1

sudo iptables-restore < /etc/iptables.test.rules

kamiller · 2009-08-19 14:38:08 4
SVN Command line branch merge

This will merge all of the changes from {rev_num} to head on the branch to the current working directory
This is sample output - yours may be different.
1

/usr/local/bin/svn merge -r {rev_num}:HEAD https://{host}/{project}/branches/{branch_name} .

kamiller · 2009-04-03 15:43:32 3
colored prompt

It colors the machine name and current directory different colors for easy viewing.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
5

export PS1='\[\033[0;35m\]\h\[\033[0;33m\] \w\[\033[00m\]: '

kamiller · 2009-03-18 22:05:48 11

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