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Rename .JPG to .jpg recursively
This command is useful for renaming a clipart, pic gallery or your photo collection. It will only change the big caps to small ones (on the extension).

Quickly move the cursor to different parts of the command line based on a mark.
Use 'ctrl-@' to set a mark. See the first comment for a better explanation.

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Enable verbose boot in Mac OS X Open Firmware

Sort installed rpms in alphabetic order with their size.

convert single digit to double digits
works only in zsh, requires autoload zmv

Lists all usernames in alphabetical order

Using json.tool from the shell to validate and pretty-print

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

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