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using iotop to find disk usage hogs

using iotop to find disk usage hogs

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Workaround and fixes for the current Core Dump Handling vulnerability affected kernels

Workaround and fixes for the current Core Dump Handling vulnerability affected kernels

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23288

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average rating: 1.1 (12 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)

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New subdomain: toolsntoys.linuxhowtos.org

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[e] setting xterm title

setting xterm title

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46

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3409

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average rating: 1.0 (22 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] using iotop to find disk usage hogs

using iotop to find disk usage hogs

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887

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19658

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average rating: 1.6 (32 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Disable Anti-Aliasing fonts

Disable Anti-Aliasing fonts

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208

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27437

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average rating: 1.1 (23 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] setting the core dump name schema

setting the core dump name schema

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262

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41811

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average rating: 1.3 (59 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] enable (pdf)latex to process UTF-8 encoded documents when using docbook2pdf

enable (pdf)latex to process UTF-8 encoded documents when using docbook2pdf

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112

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20852

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average rating: 1.3 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] How to speed up raid1 resync ?

How to speed up raid1 resync ?

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16893

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average rating: 1.2 (46 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] ulimit and sysctl

ulimit and sysctl

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713

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146253

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average rating: 1.5 (388 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Speeding up xorg's composite extension

Speeding up xorg's composite extension

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129

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29391

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average rating: 1.1 (50 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Finding Remote Network File Systems

Finding Remote Network File Systems

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70

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4453

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average rating: 1.1 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Speeding up compiles with ccache

Speeding up compiles with ccache

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292

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6614

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average rating: 1.1 (12 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Revival of the Compose Key a.k.a. Multi_Key

Revival of the Compose Key a.k.a. Multi_Key

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397

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21117

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average rating: 1.4 (73 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Changing File Attributes

Changing File Attributes

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320

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26332

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average rating: 1.9 (57 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Preventing System Reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del

Preventing System Reboot with Ctrl-Alt-Del

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104

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5431

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average rating: 1.2 (27 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Setting the Hardware Clock

Setting the Hardware Clock

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136

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9017

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average rating: 1.9 (22 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Export an X Session

Export an X Session

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352

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14932

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average rating: 1.3 (35 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Combining Commands with For

Combining Commands with For

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131

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4832

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average rating: 1.1 (16 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Killing Processes

Killing Processes

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223

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8296

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average rating: 1.1 (21 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using Screen

Using Screen

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219

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5479

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average rating: 1.4 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using script

Using script

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447

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8157

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average rating: 1.2 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Converting data with units

Converting data with units

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293

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4138

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average rating: 1.0 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using SSH for remote commands

Using SSH for remote commands

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180

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31409

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average rating: 2.5 (43 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] An introduction to sudo

An introduction to sudo

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414

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9173

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average rating: 1.3 (23 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] An introduction to info

An introduction to info

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213

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6361

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[e] Introducing the -- flag

Introducing the -- flag

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239

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3531

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average rating: 1.0 (2 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Scheduling with "at"

Scheduling with "at"

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319

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5155

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average rating: 1.3 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Spell Checking with Aspell

Spell Checking with Aspell

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874

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13012

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average rating: 1.7 (25 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using the file command

Using the file command

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308

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5368

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average rating: 1.0 (17 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Killing a Hung Virtual Console

Killing a Hung Virtual Console

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270

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5279

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average rating: 3.0 (1 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] ANSI Escape Sequences: Colors

ANSI Escape Sequences: Colors

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580

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20520

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average rating: 1.7 (46 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Tips for 'ls'

Tips for 'ls'

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7281

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average rating: 1.4 (17 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using /etc/skel

Using /etc/skel

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29749

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average rating: 2.8 (93 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using nl to number lines

Using nl to number lines

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117

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4644

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average rating: 1.4 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using watch to repeat comands

Using watch to repeat comands

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176

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5917

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average rating: 1.0 (3 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Improving DNS Lookups

Improving DNS Lookups

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89

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10148

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average rating: 1.5 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Job Control

Job Control

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214

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5474

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average rating: 2.8 (4 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Converting Text Files

Converting Text Files

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85

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4161

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average rating: 1.2 (6 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Recovering the root password

Recovering the root password

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150

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4249

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average rating: 1.0 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Reading binary data with strings

Reading binary data with strings

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56

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4650

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average rating: 1.0 (8 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using ulimit

Using ulimit

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137

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9569

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average rating: 1.4 (32 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Timezone conversion using date

Timezone conversion using date

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148

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10098

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average rating: 1.4 (22 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Multiple X-Sessions

Multiple X-Sessions

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67

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5600

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average rating: 1.0 (9 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Shell Autologout with TMOUT

Shell Autologout with TMOUT

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47

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20844

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average rating: 1.5 (27 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Renaming Files

Renaming Files

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61

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3530

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average rating: 1.0 (19 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Changing the logname with sudo

Changing the logname with sudo

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97

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4713

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average rating: 1.4 (13 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Quick 'cd' trick

Quick 'cd' trick

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34

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4887

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average rating: 1.4 (20 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Implementing a command line thesaurus

Implementing a command line thesaurus

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132

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7180

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average rating: 1.1 (14 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using bash history

Using bash history

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78

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5887

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average rating: 1.3 (11 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Magic SysRq Key

Magic SysRq Key

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327

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60889

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average rating: 1.2 (189 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Get an up-to date list of kernel parameters

Get an up-to date list of kernel parameters

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40

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3786

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average rating: 1.0 (16 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Get information about a specific file

Get information about a specific file

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163

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4430

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average rating: 1.0 (7 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Make your machine automatically reboot on kernel panic

Make your machine automatically reboot on kernel panic

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168

views:

8922

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average rating: 1.4 (18 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Find process that block unmounting a partition or CDROM

Find process that block unmounting a partition or CDROM

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102

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7507

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average rating: 1.4 (24 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] analyse BIOS

analyse BIOS

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71

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4842

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average rating: 1.0 (22 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Converting unix timestamp to something readable

Converting unix timestamp to something readable

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133

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45671

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average rating: 1.7 (86 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] make the internal speaker beep when a logfile has a new line

make the internal speaker beep when a logfile has a new line

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117

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16614

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average rating: 1.3 (23 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using Unison to Synchronize Two Directories

Using Unison to Synchronize Two Directories

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218

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15169

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average rating: 2.5 (16 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Some pretty .bashrc hints

Some pretty .bashrc hints

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129

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8236

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average rating: 1.9 (14 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Roaming network profiles for laptops with Quickswitch

Roaming network profiles for laptops with Quickswitch

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347

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6230

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average rating: 1.0 (14 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using Linux as router (mini-FAQ)

Using Linux as router (mini-FAQ)

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50

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4727

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average rating: 1.0 (9 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Using 'make' for backups

Using 'make' for backups

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304

views:

3850

userrating:

average rating: 1.0 (19 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Finding recent files with ls and 'FlAt'

Finding recent files with ls and 'FlAt'

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99

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27381

userrating:

average rating: 1.3 (26 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Protecting files with noclobber

Protecting files with noclobber

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89

views:

19547

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average rating: 1.6 (98 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] Alias, Setting command aliases

Alias, Setting command aliases

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320

views:

16207

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average rating: 1.4 (57 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)



[e] TIP NoBeep

TIP NoBeep

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89

views:

5477

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average rating: 1.2 (13 votes) (1=very good 6=terrible)





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