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Adhoc tar backup
Creates a quick backup with tar to a remote host over ssh.

Pronounce an English word using Dictionary.com
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Salvage a borked terminal
This works in some situations where 'reset' and the other alternatives don't.

determine if tcp port is open
@putnamhill, no need if statement in that case. && is a AND and || is a OR

rsync with progress bar.
transfer files from localhost to a remotehost.

Show last changed files in a directory
This will quickly display files last changed in a directory, with the newest on top.

Oneliner to get domain names list of all existing domain names (from wikipedia)
Quietly get a webpage from wikipedia: curl -s By default, don't output anything: sed -n Search for interesting lines: /<tr valign="top">/ With the matching lines: {} Search and replace any html tags: s/<[^>]*>//g Finally print the result: p

Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

Calculates the date 2 weeks ago from Saturday the specified format.
Good for automating reports that need to run from between two dates.

Convert CSV to JSON
Replace 'csv_file.csv' with your filename.

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