Commands by thrifus

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This version works on OS X (if you have installed `rename`)
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find <mydir> -type f -exec rename 's/<string1>/<string2>/g' {} \;

thrifus · 2015-11-19 17:51:13 10
An EXTREMELY powerful fork bomb. You have been warned.

A normal fork bomb looks something like this: _(){ _|_& };_ If you really felt like it, you could even create a devastating little script like this: #!/bin/bash _(){ _|_&&_& };_;:(){ :|:&&:& };:;.(){ .|.&&.& };. Please, for the love of resources, do not run this on a company, school, public, etc machine. Show Sample Output
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```
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
-bash: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
```
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_(){ _|_&&_& };_

thrifus · 2015-11-05 23:20:23 13
Bold & Normal Text Variables

Good for use in your ~/.bash_profile or a script. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
echo "${BOLD}This is bold,${NORM} and this is not."
```
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BOLD=$(tput bold); NORM=$(tput sgr0)

thrifus · 2015-10-12 15:53:12 40

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