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Install pip with Proxy
Installs pip packages defining a proxy

create new branch from stashed changes
from http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Stashing Useful for when stash cannot be applied to current branch

Dump a web page
Useful to browse dangerous web sites.

Easily decode unix-time (funtion)

Simulate typing
This will output the characters at 10 per second.

check open ports without netstat or lsof

Find the package that installed a command

convert a,b,c to ('a','b','c') for use in SQL in-clauses

Console clock
Turn your terminal into digital clock.

Show top SVN committers for the last month

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