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Get the current svn branch/tag (Good for PS1/PROMPT_COMMAND cases)
uses just one sed

git remove files which have been deleted
It deletes all removed files, updates what was modified, and adds new files.

find and delete files smaller than specific size

convert from decimal to hexadecimal

Print one . instead of each line
If you're running a command with a lot of output, this serves as a simple progress indicator. This avoids the need to use `/dev/null` for silencing. It works for any command that outputs lines, updates live (`fflush` avoids buffering), and is simple to understand.

Create a new file

Find usb device in realtime
Using this command you can track a moment when usb device was attached.

repeat any string or char n times without spaces between
(here is character '+' repeated 80 times) Sometimes needed to enhance the title of the script.

Find an installed app

youtube2m3u
generate playlists from youtube ( or othre things that support yt-dlp)

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